Botanical Index No. 847

Radish

raphanus sativus

Medicinal Actions

Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Carminative, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Gastrostimulant, Laxative, Litholytic, Secretagogue, Secretolytic, Stimulant, Stomachic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Aperitif Vermifuge Amenorrhea Anorexia Apoplexy Asthma Bacteria Biliary Dyskinesia Bladder Stone Bronchosis Bruise Burn Calculus Cancer abdomen breast colon liver spleen stomach Cardiopathy Catarrh Cholecystosis Cholera Cold Constipation Corn Cough Diarrhea Dropsy Dysentery Dyspepsia Dysuria Edema Enterosis Escherichia Fever Flu Gallstone Gas Gastrosis Gonorrhea Headache Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Hiccup Induration Infection Inflammation Ischuria Leprosy Lumbago Mastosis Nausea Neuralgia Oliguria Ophthalmia Pain Paralysis Pertussis Pharyngosis Polyp Rash Respirosis Rheumatism Rhinosis Ringworm Splenosis Staphylococcus Stomatosis Stone Strangury Streptococcus Syphilis VD Virus Wart Water Retention Wen Worm

General Dosage

Food farmacy in my book. 50–100 ml expressed juice; 1.3 kg radish yield 1 liter radish juice.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Due to the cholagogic effect of the drug, biliary colic could be triggered among patients with gallstones. Contraindicated in cholelithiasis. No drug-drug interactions or side effects reported.

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