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
4-METHYLSULFOXIDEBUTEN-(3)-YL-CYANIDE	0	Seed	not available	200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE	3	Root	220.0	4265.0	0.41	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Root	6.0	185.0	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	690.0	7822.0	0.20	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	810.0	7043.0	0.21	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Root	226.0	6216.0	2.91	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Root	10000.0	185700.0	3.37	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Root	480.0	9300.0	-0.08	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	0.3	26.2	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	24.7	214.0	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Root	0.0	1.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HEXYLALDEHYDE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Root	0.6	64.0	1.48	Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Root	0.0	0.6	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Root	not available	91.0	-0.86	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	260.0	10130.0	1.45	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	2380.0	19130.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	17	Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant?	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric	3	Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontitic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant	2	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiperoxynitrite	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiphenylketonuric	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).