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Common Names
Radish
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 190.0 | 8570.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | not available | 3670.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 54000.0 | 701000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 57000.0 | 496000.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 36000.0 | 757000.0 | -0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | 0.3 | 8.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | not available | 6.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Root | 50.0 | 970.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIALLYL-SULFIDE | 25 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERUCIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 3000.0 | 50000.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 6000.0 | 52000.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 1000.0 | 187000.0 | 5.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 298000.0 | 410000.0 | 0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Root | not available | 16.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 11000.0 | 147000.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 11000.0 | 96000.0 | -0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | 5200.0 | 176000.0 | 1.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 2 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antiulcer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 7 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Arylamine-N-Acetyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |