Spanish Black Radish
No matter how diligent we are, we are exposed to toxins on a daily basis.
It is our job to avoid toxicity however we can, but it is also our job to support the innate ability of our body to detoxify.
Enter: Spanish Black Radish (SBR)
Vegetables of the cruciferous or brassica family, like SBR, contain high levels of glucosinolates. Glucosinolates enhance detoxification.
Spanish black radishes (SBR) contain 4 times more glucosinolates than any other cruciferous vegetable.
Many studies show it improves both phase I and phase II detoxification through the liver.
It can even block dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) - a chemical that consistently causes mammary tumors in rodents. It also blocks DMBA in bone marrow.
Here are some ways to get the amazing SBR into your diet:
Grow your own in a garden
Pick some up from your local farmer’s market
Purchase from your produce section at the grocery store
Consume in supplement form - for patients of mine with a Fullscript account, Standard Process makes a wonderful product with 370 mg of Organic Spanish Black Radish per tablet, along with vitamin C
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Dr. Laura Neville
N'jai AU, Kemp MQ, Metzger BT, et al. Spanish black radish (Raphanus sativus L. Var. niger) diet enhances clearance of DMBA and diminishes toxic effects on bone marrow progenitor cells. Nutr Cancer. 2012;64(7):1038-1048. doi:10.1080/01635581.2012.714831
Evans M, Paterson E, Barnes DM. An open label pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of Spanish black radish on the induction of phase I and phase II enzymes in healthy male subjects. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014;14:475. Published 2014 Dec 9. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-475