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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLUORINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Root | 0.3 | 5.8 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOBRASSICIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOCAPPARIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOLEPIDIIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCORAPHANIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 1320.0 | 25580.0 | 0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCEROL-SINAPATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | 220.0 | 4265.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Root | 130.0 | 2520.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLEACETONITRILE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 4.0 | 295.0 | 0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 41.0 | 357.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 2.0 | 189.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 120.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Root | 300.0 | 5815.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 340.0 | 3370.0 | -0.44 | 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 |