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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Radioprotective | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Triglycerolytic | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |