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Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Radish
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 33000.0 287000.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 5260.0 182000.0 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 236000.0 336000.0 0.91 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Root 450.0 8720.0 1.46 Duke, 1992 *
PUTRESCINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANIN 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-B 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAPHANUSIN-D 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 5.3 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 2.6 24.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.3 9.3 1.14 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Root 0.4 15.7 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
S-METHYL-L-CYSTEINSULFOXIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Root 210.0 4070.0 0.40 Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Root 10.0 425.0 1.61 Duke, 1992 *
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SINIGRIN 7 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).