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
NIACIN	39	Leaf	40.0	348.0	3.05	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Root	3.0	68.0	0.51	Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL	3	Root	0.0	0.7	-0.77	Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN	0	Root	2000.0	38570.0	1.32	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Root	160.0	3100.0	0.36	Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID	9	Root	not available	92.0	-0.60	Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID	25	Root	not available	91.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Root	260.0	5040.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID	11	Root	0.8	18.0	0.07	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Root	230.0	4455.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Fruit	240.0	10526.0	2.22	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	300.0	2609.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Root	160.0	5850.0	0.41	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Root	70.0	1355.0	1.13	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Fruit	2070.0	20495.0	0.23	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	5000.0	43478.0	0.58	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	2215.0	85700.0	5.12	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Seed	not available	11900.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Root	180.0	3490.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Fruit	13000.0	257000.0	1.98	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).