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Common Names
Radish
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-METHYLSULFOXIDEBUTEN-(3)-YL-CYANIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | 220.0 | 4265.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 6.0 | 185.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 690.0 | 7822.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 810.0 | 7043.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 226.0 | 6216.0 | 2.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 10000.0 | 185700.0 | 3.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 480.0 | 9300.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.3 | 26.2 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 24.7 | 214.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HEXYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Root | 0.6 | 64.0 | 1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Root | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Root | not available | 91.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 260.0 | 10130.0 | 1.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 2380.0 | 19130.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Diuretic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 8 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hematopoietic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |