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
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
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.