Labanos
Raphanus sativus · Radish
- Names in the 1901 book
- Rábano, Sp.; Radish, Eng.
- Names in the 1985 book
- English: Radish; Tagalog: Rabanus, Labanus; Ilocano: Rabanus
- Used for
- Skin
- Colours
- flowerwhite, lilacrootwhite, red
- Native range
- Uncertain; domesticated in Asia or the eastern Mediterranean
- Family
- Brassicaceae, filed in the book under Cruciferæ
- Printed in 1901 as
- Raphanus sativus, L.
- Printed in 1985 as
- Raphanus sativus Linn.
- Sources
- Page 30 on Project Gutenberg · Healing Wonders of Herbs (1985), page 122 · Wikipedia
The plant today
The radish (Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus) is a flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. Its large taproot is commonly used as a root vegetable, although the entire plant is edible and its leaves are sometimes used as a leaf vegetable. Domesticated in Asia, radishes are grown and consumed globally. The radish is sometimes considered to form a species complex with the wild radish and instead treated as the subspecies Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus. Radishes are often used raw as a crunchy salad vegetable with a pungent, slightly spicy flavor, varying in intensity depending on its growing environment.
Excerpt from “Radish” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sa Tagalog
Ang labanos o rabanos (Ingles: radish, icicle o white radish; Kastila: rabanos) ay isang uri ng maliit na halamang gulay na may matigas at malutong na ugat.
Sipi mula sa “Labanos” sa Tagalog Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recorded in the Philippines
GBIF holds 3 records of this plant from the Philippines. The ones with map coordinates fall in 1 province: Quezon (1).
Counts from GBIF occurrence records, October 2026. They include planted trees and garden plants, and a province with no records may only lack collectors.
What the 1901 book says
A historical record, quoted as printed. Doses and remedies here are not medical advice.
Uses
Used principally as food; it possesses the antiscorbutic properties common to the greater part of the Cruciferæ.
It is an herbaceous plant, the root of which is so commonly known that its description would be useless.
What the 1985 book uses it for
A record of home remedies from 1985, with the book's amounts and doses reworded. It is not medical advice.
- Athlete's footJuice of the root, applied.Apply twice a day.Page 16
Summarised from Herminia de Guzman-Ladion, Healing Wonders of Herbs (Manila: Philippine Publishing House, 1985), where this plant is shown as “Rabanus” on page 122. The book is in copyright, so its wording and photographs are not reproduced. Amounts are the book's, restated.
Recent research
The most cited papers since 2022 that name this plant in the title, pulled from Europe PMC in October 2026. Titles are the authors' own and the findings have not been reviewed here.
- A chromosome-level genome assembly of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) reveals insights into genome adaptation and differential bolting regulation
- Exposure of cherry radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. Radculus Pers) to iron-based nanoparticles enhances its nutritional quality by trigging the essential elements
- Effect of copper oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles on photosynthesis and physiology of Raphanus sativus L. under salinity stress