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Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae)

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
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