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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLUORINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Root | 0.3 | 5.8 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOBRASSICIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOCAPPARIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOLEPIDIIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCORAPHANIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 1320.0 | 25580.0 | 0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCEROL-SINAPATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | 220.0 | 4265.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Root | 130.0 | 2520.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLEACETONITRILE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 4.0 | 295.0 | 0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 41.0 | 357.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 2.0 | 189.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 120.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Root | 300.0 | 5815.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 340.0 | 3370.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Nematicide | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nephrotoxic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |