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

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
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	33000.0	287000.0	0.75	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Root	5260.0	182000.0	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	236000.0	336000.0	0.91	Duke, 1992 *
PUFA	4	Root	450.0	8720.0	1.46	Duke, 1992 *
PUTRESCINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANIN	3	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-A	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-B	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-C	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-D	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Fruit	0.3	5.3	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	2.6	24.0	-0.07	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Root	0.3	9.3	1.14	Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM	0	Root	0.4	15.7	0.37	Duke, 1992 *
S-METHYL-L-CYSTEINSULFOXIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Root	210.0	4070.0	0.40	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Root	10.0	425.0	1.61	Duke, 1992 *
SINAPIC-ACID	9	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SINIGRIN	7	Seed	not available	not available	not available	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.