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
SODIUM	1	Fruit	50.0	495.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Leaf	1100.0	9565.0	1.05	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	100.0	5020.0	1.82	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Seed	not available	134.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *
SPERMINE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SPERMINIDINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Root	40.0	775.0	0.98	Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR	14	Root	350.0	6140.0	1.01	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Fruit	0.3	7.9	0.33	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Leaf	1.4	7.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Root	0.3	9.7	0.27	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Root	290.0	5620.0	0.57	Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Root	40.0	775.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE	8	Root	130.0	2520.0	0.83	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Root	320.0	6200.0	1.24	Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6	0	Root	0.7	14.5	1.45	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Fruit	899000.0	923000.0	0.66	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	856000.0	0.24	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Root	926000.0	945000.0	1.15	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.