Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
CALCIUM	28	Root	190.0	8570.0	0.13	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	not available	3670.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	54000.0	701000.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	57000.0	496000.0	-0.92	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Root	36000.0	757000.0	-0.94	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Root	0.0	0.1	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Root	0.3	8.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Seed	not available	6.0	-0.80	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Root	50.0	970.0	0.21	Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-SULFIDE	25	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	3000.0	50000.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	6000.0	52000.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Root	1000.0	187000.0	5.47	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	298000.0	410000.0	0.76	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Root	not available	16.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	11000.0	147000.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	11000.0	96000.0	-0.81	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Root	5200.0	176000.0	1.95	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antidote (Lead)	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury)	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol)	1	Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat)	1	Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic	2	Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic	7	Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.