Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
SODIUM	1	Fruit	50.0	495.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Leaf	1100.0	9565.0	1.05	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	100.0	5020.0	1.82	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Seed	not available	134.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *
SPERMINE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SPERMINIDINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Root	40.0	775.0	0.98	Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR	14	Root	350.0	6140.0	1.01	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Fruit	0.3	7.9	0.33	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Leaf	1.4	7.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Root	0.3	9.7	0.27	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Root	290.0	5620.0	0.57	Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Root	40.0	775.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE	8	Root	130.0	2520.0	0.83	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Root	320.0	6200.0	1.24	Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6	0	Root	0.7	14.5	1.45	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Fruit	899000.0	923000.0	0.66	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	856000.0	0.24	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Root	926000.0	945000.0	1.15	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	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	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	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	2	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacid	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacne	7	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th