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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Radish
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FLUORINE 0 Root *
FOLACIN 15 Root 0.3 5.8 1.00 *
GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Plant *
GLUCOCAPPARIN 0 Seed *
GLUCOLEPIDIIN 0 Seed *
GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN 0 Root *
GLUCORAPHANIN 1 Root *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Root 1320.0 25580.0 0.88 *
GLYCEROL-SINAPATE 0 Seed *
GLYCINE 12 Root 220.0 4265.0 1.12 *
HISTIDINE 7 Root 130.0 2520.0 0.71 *
INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID 1 Root *
INDOLEACETONITRILE 0 Root *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 295.0 0.64 *
IRON 6 Leaf 41.0 357.0 -0.02 *
IRON 6 Root 2.0 189.0 -0.17 *
IRON 6 Seed 120.0 -0.14 *
ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE 1 Leaf *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Root 300.0 5815.0 1.22 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 340.0 3370.0 -0.44 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiangiogenic 2 (View) *
Antianorectic 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 4 (View) *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 (View) *
Antiarthritic 11 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 4 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 (View) *
Antiatherosclerotic 5 (View) *
Antibackache 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 7 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiberiberi 1 (View) *
AntiBPH 1 (View) *
Anticancer 2 (View) *
Anticancer (Colon) 2 (View) *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 (View) *