Horseradish - perennial with a powerful root, which is eaten as a spicy seasoning.
Horseradish is a popular garden plant, its leaves are used in preservation and pickling products for the winter.
Apply a plant and for medicinal purposes.
Chemical composition and calorie horseradish
What vitamins are not contained in horseradish! The root crop is rich in vitamins of almost the entire group B: B1, B2, B3, B6; In addition, the composition has vitamin E, carotene, ascorbic and folic acids. Horseradish is rich in fiber, volatile production and essential oils. It contains amino acids, sugar, lysozyme (protein compound) and organic compounds.
Horseradish is a source of such micro and macro elements: iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, sulfur and arsenic.
The amount of vitamin C in horseradish is five times more than in citrus fruits and black currants. In the roots and leaves of the plant there are enzymes mirozina and allyl mustard oil. Calorie horseradish is low: 58 kcal per 100 grams of product.
Useful properties of horseradish for health
Phytoncides in horseradish make it useful in the fight against viral bacteria, ascorbic acid improves immunity, carotene is useful for improving eyesight, vitamin E improves blood circulation, and B vitamins regulate cell metabolism.
Benefits for men
The beneficial properties of horseradish for men are manifested in reducing the risk of sexual dysfunction. Horseradish - an aphrodisiac, its regular use increases sexual desire. In folk medicine, the plant is used for urological problems.
Vitamin B1 - thiamine reduces the accumulation of toxins due to alcohol consumption and smoking. It regulates the activity of the nervous system, which is especially valuable for men in dangerous or risk-related occupations. Drugs that have horseradish are used to restore potency.
Did you know Scientists in Japan are working on the composition of toothpaste, the main component of which will be horseradish. Studies have found that the plant destroys the bacteria that provoke caries. The only snag is the sharp smell of horseradish, how to neutralize it, the researchers have not yet come up with.
Benefits for women
Horseradish is also useful for women. Horseradish due to saturation with vitamin C whitens skin well, vitamin E improves skin color and ability to regenerate, nourishes hair and nails. The beneficial properties of horseradish are used in the treatment of certain gynecological problems and during the painful course of critical days in women.
Both men and women horseradish is able to normalize the work of reproductive function. Due to its low calorie content and a set of nutrients, horseradish root is used for weight loss. This root crop accelerates the process of metabolism and removes slags and toxins from the body.
Benefits for children
Carotene and fiber - a kind of foundation in the structure of a healthy body. Carotene, among other things, improves eyesight. Healthy vitamins collected as part of horseradish help fight colds, runny nose and cough.
Infusions and decoctions based on horseradish, as well as frayed root in the gruel treat the problems of the respiratory tract. All these factors can not be ignored in the period when a child attends a kindergarten or school.
The benefits of horseradish for a child’s body are obvious; with the current ecology, treatment with natural homeopathic remedies will not bring a destructive effect to a tender, emerging child’s body, unlike chemical tablets and syrups.
Recipes of traditional medicine: treatment of diseases with the help of horseradish
Traditional medicine is a good alternative to expensive pharmaceuticals, often destroying the microflora of the body. The recipes of traditional medicine are tested by generations of our ancestors and more often prove to be more effective than traditional medicine.
Angina
From horseradish with angina prepare infusion for gargling. From the pulp of grated horseradish root squeeze juice. Juice should be diluted with water in equal proportions. Rinse several times a day after meals.
Atherosclerosis
Rub horseradish root with a grater (250 grams), boil twenty minutes in three liters of water.
You should drink the broth three times a day, half a cup in one step.
Interesting! Horseradish - frost-resistant plant, it was found even beyond the Arctic Circle.
Bronchial asthma
Grind 150 grams of horseradish root with a meat grinder, squeeze the juice of two lemons. Take a teaspoon once a day after meals.
Hypertension
Horseradish root rub, insist in water for about one and a half days. Drain the water in a bowl and add 1 tbsp. l honey, 1 tbsp. l carrot juice, 1 tbsp. l juice from beets and lemon juice. Stir the liquid, take 1 tbsp. l twice a day one hour before meals. Full course is one and a half months.
Cholelithiasis
Grated horseradish 2 tbsp. l Pour 200 ml of milk, bring to a boil. Strain, cool, drink during the day.
Cough
150 grams of horseradish grate, squeeze here the juice of two lemons.
Take on an empty stomach in the morning on a tablespoon.
Before taking it, heat it a little, store it in the refrigerator.
Important! Horseradish gruel helps with spasmodic cough caused by bronchitis.
Runny nose
The root of horseradish with a cold is rubbed on a grater, mixed with the juice of two or three lemons. Take half a spoonful of spoon twice a day after meals.
Cramps
Cramps - indisposition neuralgic nature. Horseradish root 200 grams chop into mush, add honey 500 grams, olive oil 500 ml, mix the mass until smooth. Keep refrigerated. Take three times a day before eating for twenty minutes to 1 tbsp. a spoon. Leaves of horseradish are applied to the places most often prone to spasms.
Radiculitis
Treatment of horseradish radiculitis in traditional medicine is well combined with a bath. Prepare a mixture of grated radish and horseradish in equal proportions, add a pinch of salt and a couple of tablespoons of honey. After steaming, spread your back with the prepared mixture. Hold for thirty minutes, then rinse.
If the bath is not available, cook trituration. Grate the horseradish juice and water in equal parts to warm to a warm state, rub the sore back and wrap.
Vessel cleaning
Cleansing properties of horseradish on the body is used to clean the blood vessels and improve blood circulation.
To clean the vessels you will need:
- Pinch of dried horseradish leaves
- 1 bitter red pepper
- Walnut Particle Pinch
- A pinch of pine nut shell
- 500 ml of alcohol
Preparation and storage of raw materials from horseradish for medicinal purposes
Both the leaves and the root are used for treatment. Harvested raw materials in late September - early October. The leaves are cut, whole and healthy plates are removed and dried in the shade. Then they are crushed, put in glass jars, tightly covered with lids.
Horseradish root can be prepared in two ways:
- Roots are dug, cleaned from the ground and stored in boxes, sprinkled with sand, in the basement or cellar. With this storage, the root retains its useful characteristics.
- Root dig, well washed, crushed with a rake. A lot of dried in the oven. Can be stored in crushed pieces, can be ground into powder with a coffee grinder. Store in a glass container with a lid.
What damage can horseradish do?
Oils in the composition of horseradish, which give it sharpness in taste and smell, in large quantities can be harmful to health. Allyl mustard oil, when applied locally, can cause burns, skin flushing, and even gangrene. Inhalation vapors may cause coughing and burning of the mucous membrane (in high concentration).
It is not recommended often and to use a lot for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as ulcers and gastritis. It is undesirable to overdo it in case of liver and kidney diseases. It is not necessary to give a horseradish to very young children and pregnant women. The active substances of horseradish can cause an increase in the tone of the uterus and cause rejection of the fetus.
Attention! Allergy sufferers should eat horseradish fresh with caution.
Many ladies, knowing about the low calorie of horseradish, are beginning to actively use the product for weight loss. In large quantities the product may cause an increase in pressure. Women in the period of critical days should abandon the use of horseradish, it will trigger increased bleeding.
It is not necessary to combine drug treatment with drugs in which there levommititsin, with folk recipes from horseradish. Horseradish neutralizes the effect of such drugs.
Even the most useful and vitamin product in large quantities can lead to undesirable consequences. Eating should be in moderation, not to mention drugs.
