Raphanus sativus
Contents
Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Raphanus sativus
Raphanus sativus in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Background
Chinese Name (pinyin): Laifuzi
Chinese Name :
Common Name :Radish Seed
Specific Name : Semen raphani
Scientific Name:
Collection : The plant is cut up in summer when the fruit is ripe and dried in the sun. The seed is rubbed out, remove from foreign matter and dried in the sun.
Description : Sub-ovoid or ellipsoidal, slightly flattened, 2.5 - 4 mm long, 2 - 3 mm wide. Externally yellowish brown with a dark brown round hilum at the end and several longitudinal furrows on one side. Testa thin and brittle, 2 cotyledons, yellowish white and oily, Odorless, taste weak, slightly bitter and pungent.
Identification : 1.To a small quantity of the powder, add a small piece of sodium hydroxide, heat on a flame and cool. Dissolve the mixture in 2ml of water and filter. Acidify 1 ml of the filtrate with 5% hydrochloric acid, the gas of hydrogen sulfide is evolve and brilliant brownish black color occurred on contracting with the frreshy prepared lead acetate TP.2.Dissolve a small piece of sodium nitroprusside in 1 - 2 drops of water on a whita porcelain plate, add 1 - 2 drops of the above remained filtrate obtained from Identification test (1), a purplish red color is produced.
Processing : Eliminate foreign matter, wash clean, break to pieces before use.Stir fried: Stir fry as described under the method for simple stir frying (Appendix 11 D) to slightly expanded, break to pieces before use.
Action : To promote digestion and relieve abdominal distension, and to relieve cough and resolve phlegm.
Indication : retention of undigested food with epigastric and abdominal distension and pain, and constipation; diarrhea due to stagnation of undigested food; cough and dyspnea with copious expectoration
Precautions :
Dosage : 4.5 to 9 g.
Storage : Preserve in a ventilated and dry place, protected from moth.
Synonymns for Raphanus sativus
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Raphanus sativus
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Raphanus sativus in the Treatment of Epilepesy
Basic Science
Animal Studies
Cohort, Case-Control and Non-Randomized Trials
Randomized Controlled Trials
Meta-Analysis
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Impact of cobalt and proline foliar application for alleviation of salinity stress in radish.
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Flavio Polito, Marina Papaianni, Sheridan Lois Woo, Paola Malaspina, Laura Cornara, Vincenzo De Feo
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Farheen Solangi, Xingye Zhu, Weidong Cao, Xiu Dai, Kashif Ali Solangi, Guopeng Zhou, Yasmeen A Alwasel
Nutrient Uptake Potential of Nonleguminous Species and Its Interaction with Soil Characteristics and Enzyme Activities in the Agro-ecosystem.
ACS Omega: 2024, 9(12);13860-13871
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