Anticancer properties and antifungal properties

Consuming cruciferous veggies such as radishes may help to avoid cancer. According to the Linus Pauling Institute, cruciferous vegetables contain chemicals that, when coupled with water, degrade into isothiocyanates. Isothiocyanates aid in the removal of cancer-causing chemicals from the body and the prevention of tumor formation. According to 2010 research, radish root extract contains a variety of isothiocyanates that triggered cell death in various cancer cell lines.

Radishes have antifungal properties. They have the antifungal protein RsAFP2 in them. According to one study, RsAFP2 triggered cell death in Candida albicans, a common fungus identified in humans. Candida albicans can cause vaginal yeast infections, oral yeast infections (thrush), and invasive candidiasis when it overgrows. An earlier study in mice found that RsAFP2 was not only effective against Candida albicans, but also to a lesser extent against other Candida species. RsAFP2 had no effect on Candida glabrata strains.