Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Radish

How this plant is used

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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
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	3	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	21	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cancer-Preventive (Esophagus)	1	Abstract (See species file)
Candidicide	2	Martindale's 28th
Carcinogenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac	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.
Cardiomyopathogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective	9	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	5	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant	1	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.