botanical record · discovered
Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
Horseradish · Almindelig peberrod · Amerikansk Ærenpris · Bayır turpu · Chrzan pospolity · Chrěn · Cranson · Cren · Garten-Meerrettich (DE) · Gewöhnlicher Meerrettich · Gewöhnnlicher Meerrettich · Gherk-mustarda · Grand Raifort · Himmeätädyke · Horse-Radish · Horse-radish · Horse-radish (EN)
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, Sweden
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Apertif, Cancer, Depurative
Science studied: ALLOXURBASEN, ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE, ALUMINUM, ARGININE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Brassicaceae
Scientific name: Armoracia rusticana
Common names: Horseradish, Almindelig peberrod, Amerikansk Ærenpris, Bayır turpu, Chrzan pospolity, Chrěn, Cranson, Cren, Garten-Meerrettich (DE), Gewöhnlicher Meerrettich, Gewöhnnlicher Meerrettich, Gherk-mustarda, Grand Raifort, Himmeätädyke, Horse-Radish, Horse-radish, Horse-radish (EN)
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, US, Sweden.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Cancer
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Pectoral
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- Poison
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Carminative
- Lumbago
- Scurvy
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- US
- Sweden
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Cancer
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Pectoral
- Poison
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Carminative
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- Lumbago
- Scurvy
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALLOXURBASEN
- ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- ALUMINUM
- ARGININE
- ARSENIC
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BIOSIDE
- BORON
- BROMINE
- CADMIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHROMIUM
- COPPER
- EO
- FIBER
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- FLUORINE
- GLUCOCONRINGIIN
- 3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-BETA-D-KAEMPFEROL-XYLOSIDE
- 3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-BETA-D-QUERCETIN-XYLOSIDE
- IRON
- ISOPROPYLISOTHIOCYANATE
- KAEMPFEROL
- LEAD
- LIPASE
- MAGNESIUM
- MERCURY
- MOLYBDENUM
- MYROSIN
- NICKEL
- NITROGEN
- PECTIN
- PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- PHENYLPROPYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEASE
- PROTEIN
- 3-O-BETA-D-QUERCETIN-GLUCOSIDE
- RAPHANIN
- RUBIDIUM
- RUTOSIDE
- SELENIUM
- SINAPIN
- SINIGRIN
- SODIUM
- THIAMIN
- VANILLIC-ACID
- ZINC
- D-2-BUTYLISOTHIOCYANATE
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN
- SILICON
- SULFUR
- AMYLASE
- ASPARAGINE
- BUTYLISOTHIOCYANATE
- COBALT
- FAT
- GLUCOCOCHLEARIN
- GLUCOSE
- INVERSTASE
- 3-O-BETA-D-KAEMPFEROL-GLUCOSIDE
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PEROXIDASES
- PHOSPHATASE
- QUERCETIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SINAPIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- WATER
- POTASSIUM
- GENTISIC-ACID
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- 3-O-(2-O-(BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSYL)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-FLAVONE
- GLUCOSINOLATES
- UMECYANIN
- 3-O-(BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-KAEMPFEROL
- 3-O-(2-O-(BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSYL)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-QUERCETIN
- 3-O-(BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-QUERCETIN
- 4-PENTENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- ALLYL-SULFIDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CAMPESTEROL
- CHLORINE
- ETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- GLUCOBERTEROIN
- GLUCOBRASSICANAPIN
- GLUCOCAPPARIN
- GLUCOCHEIROLIN
- GLUCOIBERIN
- GLUCOIBERVERIN
- GLUCOLEPIDIN
- GLUCONAPIN
- GLUCOTROPAEOLIN
- HAEMATIN
- KILOCALORIES
- METHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- SALICYLATES
- STARCH
- STIGMASTEROL
- SUGAR
- 2-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- LIMONENE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- THIAMINE
- 3-BUTENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- 3-BENZYLISOTHIOCYANATE
- 3-(METHYLTHIO)-PROPYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- AESCULETIN
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- GLUCONASTURTIIN
- HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID
- ISOTHIOCYANATES
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-XYLOFURANOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-XYLOFURANOSYL(1,2)-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE
- TRIFOLIN
- MYROSINASE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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