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'''Mulaka''', is a plant in the mustard family cultivated throughtout the world for its pungent edible roots.

{{Uses|Hemmarhoids}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Eye disorders}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

{{Common names|kn=moolangiMoolangi,|ml=kankapalKankapal, mullangiMullangi|sa=mulakaMulaka, mulakamMulakam, muliMuli, mulikaMulika|ta=mullangiMullangi|te=Mullangi|hi=mooliMooli|en=Radish}}<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Leaf|Lyrate|alternateAlternate|Lower leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, ovate-oblong in general outline, long-stalked, 3-5-jugate, terminal lobes suborbicular, rounded at apex, crenate along margins; lateral lobes much shorter, oblong-ovate, obtuse at apex, dentate along margins; upper leaves much smaller, oblong to lanceolate, entire, dentate or few- lobed, sessile or subsessile. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|racemesRacemes|White/pink|| Racemes many flowered, up to 40 cm long in fruit; . pedicels 1-2 cm long in fruit. Sepals oblong, subequal, 5-8 x 1.5-2 mm, inner pair somewhat saccate at base. Petals obovate, long-clawed, submerginate at apex, 12-25 x 5 -7 mm. }}

{{Fruit|Siliqua|2-6 x 0.4-0.5 cm|beak Beak conical, seedless, 1-2 cm long; valves spongy, scarsely ribbed, often obscurely constricted between seeds; lower part of siliqua stalk-like, bilocular with a complete septum, sterile, 1-3.5 mm long.|Seeds ovoid to subglobose, 6-12, uniseriate, ca 2 mm in diameter, brown, reticulated.|}}

  ===Season Seed - sow in situ in succession. Germination takes place within a few days of sowing the seed. If you want a constant supply of the roots then you need to grow===sow seed every 2 - 3 weeks.<ref name===Soil type===  ===Propagation==="Cultivation details"/>

<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/13/radish-benefits-dose-ayurveda/ "Uses"]</ref> <ref name="LeafCommon names">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VERenvis.2, Nfrlht. Sasidharan org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="BOTANIC DESCRIPTIONKarnataka Medicinal Plants"]>"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 3" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1108, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref><ref name="Common namesCultivation details">[http://envistropical.theferns.frlhtinfo/viewtropical.orgphp?id=Raphanus+sativus Cultivation details]</bot_search ref><ref name="Vernacular namesLeaf">[Leaf info]</ref>  

* [https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/mulaka-seed-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-raphanus-sativus-linn/Raphanus sativus on entranceindia.com]* [http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3090_3096.pdfRaphanus sativus on www.iamj.in]* [https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/ingredient/Radish-raw/243Raphanus sativus on joyfulbelly.com]