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Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Radish
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 330.0 2870.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 170.0 3510.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
L-SULFORAPHENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Root 0.0 0.6 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Root 370.0 7170.0 1.63 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Root 160.0 3100.0 -0.01 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Root 290.0 5620.0 1.32 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Root 350.0 6785.0 2.80 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 85.0 3570.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed not available 3960.0 0.40 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 0.5 20.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed not available 40.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Root 0.0 0.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Root 70.0 1355.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-MERCAPTAN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Root 170.0 3295.0 0.40 Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYRALDEHYDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 59.0 -0.02 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
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