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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Radish
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FLUORINE 0 Root *
FOLACIN 15 Root 0.3 5.8 1.00 *
GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Plant *
GLUCOCAPPARIN 0 Seed *
GLUCOLEPIDIIN 0 Seed *
GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN 0 Root *
GLUCORAPHANIN 1 Root *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Root 1320.0 25580.0 0.88 *
GLYCEROL-SINAPATE 0 Seed *
GLYCINE 12 Root 220.0 4265.0 1.12 *
HISTIDINE 7 Root 130.0 2520.0 0.71 *
INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID 1 Root *
INDOLEACETONITRILE 0 Root *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 295.0 0.64 *
IRON 6 Leaf 41.0 357.0 -0.02 *
IRON 6 Root 2.0 189.0 -0.17 *
IRON 6 Seed 120.0 -0.14 *
ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE 1 Leaf *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Root 300.0 5815.0 1.22 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 340.0 3370.0 -0.44 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic 2 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 5 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 7 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 7 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th