botanical record · discovered
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Radish · Cultivated radish · Fejğel · Garden Radish · Garten-Rettich · Gartenrettich · Radice · Radieschen · Radijs
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Haiti, Turkey, US, Spain, Sudan, France, India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abdomen, Ache(Head), Amygdalitis, Anodyne
Science studied: ALANINE, ARGININE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASPARTIC-ACID
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: Raphanus sativus
Common names: Radish, Cultivated radish, Fejğel, Garden Radish, Garten-Rettich, Gartenrettich, Radice, Radieschen, Radijs
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Haiti, Turkey, US, Elsewhere, Spain, Sudan, France and 7 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abdomen
- Ache(Head)
- Amygdalitis
- Anodyne
- Antiphlogistic
- Aperient
- Apertif
- Asthma
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- Bactericide
- Bladder
- Carminative
- Catarrh
- Cough
- Depurative
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Ecchymosis
- Edema
- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Eye
- Fungicide
- Gall
- Gastrodynia
- Hepatitis
- Hiccup
- Insomnia
- Laxative
- Lithontriptic
- Liver
- Lung
- Neuralgia
- Oliguria
- Parasiticide
- Piles
- Respiratory
- Scurvy
- Spice
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Tympanitis
- Urogenital
- Viricide
- Bilious
- Homeopathy
- Malnutrition
- Pertussis
- Preventitive(Ptomaine)
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Tumor
- Bruise
- Burn
- Calculus
- Demulcent
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Scald
- Wen
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Haiti
- Turkey
- US
- Elsewhere
- Spain
- Sudan
- France
- India
- Dominican Republic
- UK
- AL
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- AO
- AR
- AT
Documented cultural uses
- Abdomen
- Ache(Head)
- Amygdalitis
- Anodyne
- Antiphlogistic
- Aperient
- Apertif
- Asthma
- Bactericide
- Bladder
- Carminative
- Catarrh
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- Cough
- Depurative
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Ecchymosis
- Edema
- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Eye
- Fungicide
- Gall
- Gastrodynia
- Hepatitis
- Hiccup
- Insomnia
- Laxative
- Lithontriptic
- Liver
- Lung
- Neuralgia
- Oliguria
- Parasiticide
- Piles
- Respiratory
- Scurvy
- Spice
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Tympanitis
- Urogenital
- Viricide
- Bilious
- Homeopathy
- Malnutrition
- Pertussis
- Preventitive(Ptomaine)
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Tumor
- Bruise
- Burn
- Calculus
- Demulcent
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Scald
- Wen
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Abdomen · China · "
- Ache(Head) · China · "
- Amygdalitis · Haiti · "
- Anodyne · China · "
- Antiphlogistic · China · "
- Aperient · Turkey · "
- Apertif · Turkey · "
- Apertif · US · "
- Asthma · China · "
- Bactericide · China · "
- Bactericide · Elsewhere · "
- Bladder · Elsewhere · "
- Carminative · Elsewhere · "
- Catarrh · Spain · "
- Cough · China · "
- Depurative · Turkey · "
- Depurative · Elsewhere · "
- Diarrhea · China · "
- Digestive · China · "
- Diuretic · China · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Sudan · "
- Diuretic · Haiti · "
- Dysentery · China · "
55 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- The RsFLC1 and RsSAM1 gene regulates the bolting time in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.). · 2026 source ↗
- Antioxidant Activity of Heated Radish (<i>Raphanus sativus</i> L.) and Tyrosinase Inhibition. · 2026 source ↗
- Abiotic Stress Responses in <i>Raphanus sativus</i> L.: Insights into the Role of Endopolyploidization in Stress Adaptation. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BROMINE
- CADMIUM
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- COPPER
- CYSTINE
- DIALLYL-SULFIDE
- FAT
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- FERULIC-ACID
- FLUORINE
- FOLACIN
- GLUCOBRASSICIN
- GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN
- GLUCORAPHANIN
- GLYCEROL-SINAPATE
- GLYCINE
- BETA-HEXYLALDEHYDE
- HISTIDINE
- INDOLEACETONITRILE
- IRON
- ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE
- ISOLEUCINE
- KILOCALORIES
- LEAD
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- MANGANESE
- S-METHYL-L-CYSTEINSULFOXIDE
- METHYL-MERCAPTAN
- MOLYBDENUM
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- NITROGEN
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- PROTEIN
- PUTRESCINE
- RAPHANIN
- RAPHANUSIN-A
- RAPHANUSIN-C
- RAPHANUSIN-D
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUBIDIUM
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SINAPIC-ACID
- SINIGRIN
- SODIUM
- SPERMINE
- SULFUR
- THIAMIN
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- WATER
- ZINC
- ALUMINUM
- FIBER
- GLUCOCAPPARIN
- OLEIC-ACID
- L-SULFORAPHENE
- THREONINE
- ARSENIC
- N-BUTYRALDEHYDE
- ERUCIC-ACID
- GLUCOLEPIDIIN
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID
- LEUCINE
- MAGNESIUM
- MERCURY
- 4-METHYLSULFOXIDEBUTEN-(3)-YL-CYANIDE
- NICKEL
- PUFA
- RAPHANUSIN-B
- SPERMINIDINE
- TRIACONTANE
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MUFA
- PALMITIC-ACID
- SERINE
- VIT-B-6
- ASH
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- OXALIC-ACID
- BORON
- METHIONINE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- STEARIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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