Today we will talk about black radish, its composition and calorie content, the benefits and harms for the human body, we will tell on the site about the use of root vegetables in popular recipes of traditional medicine.

What kind of plant is black radish, photo, how to store

Black radish- a root crop of a cultivated cruciferous biennial plant. Does not occur in the wild, grows almost everywhere in Russia, America, Europe. The plant blooms in late April-early May, in June it already yields. Although it is more often removed, it is dug up until the first frost (mid-September), then it can be kept intact all winter. Store, cutting off the tops and roots, it is better in boxes with sand in a cool place.

Most of the nutrients are concentrated in the root. The light, veined rounded root is covered with a dense, rough dark rind. The special smell and bitter taste due to the presence of mustard oils makes this plant not a particularly desirable dish in our diet (and in our language, too, it’s not for nothing that there is an expression “tired of worse than a bitter radish!”). Although many lovers of "ostrinka" respect her very much and find similarities with, horseradish,.

The most useful specimens are medium in size from 5 to 15 cm in diameter. In large ones, there may already be voids, and in smaller ones, they are elementary not ripe.

Nutritionists and supporters of a healthy diet highly value bitter radish for its most valuable nutritional and vitaminized qualities. The healing properties of black radish, onion and garlic are very similar, and in some cases the root vegetable shows an even more positive healing effect.

Composition and calorie content of black radish

1. Water-soluble B vitamins, which are of great importance in stabilizing cellular metabolism, are presented in a wide variety, but in small quantities.
2. The root vegetable contains slightly more vitamin A, which is responsible for the growth of the body and its immunity.
3. Most of all in the root vegetable is vitamin C, which is necessary for the healthy functioning of the body. One hundred grams of the product will replenish more than 30% of the daily intake of this vitamin.
4. The root vegetable contains a rare vitamin of group K - phylloquinone. With a lack of phylloquinone, blood clotting significantly decreases, hemorrhages occur.
5. In addition to vitamins, the composition of the root vegetable includes a number of other important components:

* lysozyme - a component that destroys the cell walls of pathogenic bacteria;
* dietary fiber - substances necessary for the full functioning of the beneficial microflora of the body;
* glycosides - substances that control cardiac activity and normalize blood circulation.
* mineral components - sodium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, which normalize the functioning of organs and systems.

The number of calories depends on how the root vegetable is prepared:

* The calorie content of 100 grams of raw radish is 35.8 kcal;
* dried - 118.9 kcal;
* baked - 36.01 kcal;
* boiled - 25.6 kcal;
* calorie content of juice - 18.2 kcal.
* fried - 89.1 kcal;

The medicinal benefits of black radish

Why is black radish good for you? Its roots have been known for a very long time and to a fairly wide circle of adherents of folk methods of healing. Indeed, there is a huge range of diseases that black radish can resist, thanks to its unique properties:

1. Choleretic and antispasmodic. Preparations from black radish are able to prevent, activate bile formation, cleanse and heal the ducts.
2. Biostimulating. The plant fibers that make up the root crop activate the beneficial intestinal microflora, which helps to restore the work of the gastrointestinal tract, improve peristalsis. There is a slight laxative effect.
3. It is useful to include black radish in your diet for those who want to lose weight, since it speeds up metabolic processes, normalizes appetite, and is not very high in calories itself.
4. Antioxidants do not allow the body to age quickly, and have prophylactic actions against tumor formation.
5. Anti-inflammatory. The radish is best known for its antitussive properties. The drug from the root vegetable quickly relieves painful irritation of the upper respiratory tract, thinning phlegm, removes it from the body with colds, bronchitis.
6. Immune-strengthening. Black radish is a natural antibiotic. Reduces temperature, actively resists inflammatory processes with flu and colds.
7. Diuretic. Black radish juice will relieve inflammation of the urinary tract, cleanse them of sand, eliminate edema.
8. The plant will be an excellent prevention of the development of atherosclerosis, since with its active use, the level of cholesterol in the blood decreases.
9. The benefits of black radish for the body are caused by bitterness, which naturally removes toxins, decay products, and all kinds of poisons from the body.
10. Radish is also used in cosmetology - the juice can remove age spots, whiten and nourish the skin. As for the hair, masks with this ingredient, improving the nutrition of the bulbs, fight the incipient baldness. The oiliness of the scalp is also reduced.

Black radish treatment - use in traditional medicine

1. The most famous and widespread folk remedy is black radish juice with honey. This drug will quickly cure colds and diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
2. The high potassium content makes this product a must for people suffering from it. With its help, you can get rid of atrial fibrillation. A popular recipe for a mixture of black radish juice, carrots, beets, lemon and horseradish in equal proportions. Apply the composition of 1 tablespoon twice a day before meals.
3. A mixture of radish juice, carrot and beetroot will help with anemia. It is drunk 3 times a day before meals.
4. Skin diseases or its mechanical damage are treated with an ointment made from bitter radish. 100 grams of root vegetable juice, mixed with red wine. Evaporated in a water bath until thickened. It is cooled and used for its intended purpose, as a wound healing and regenerating agent. Used to get rid of acne and acne.
5. Masks for the skin of the face, neck, eyelids, prepared on the basis of bitter radish, have a lifting effect. Gives tone to the skin and subcutaneous muscles, a natural color and naturalness appear.
6. Moderate consumption of raw radish has a beneficial effect on potency, increases seed reproduction.
7. Juice can treat rhinitis, and even sinusitis, by burying it in the nose.
8. Traditional healers recommend a recipe for a tincture of crushed radish with a peel on vodka (1: 1), as a remedy against neoplasms. After insisting 2 weeks, they drink 50 ml three times a day before meals, especially, as they believe, it is effective for neoplasms of the genital organs, both men and women.
9. Rubbing and compressing sore spots with neuralgia, sciatica, sciatica, gout are done with grated root vegetable and garlic. Hold until a sensation of pain or a very strong burning sensation appears, then grease with vegetable oil and wrap. Since everyone's skin sensitivity is different, the time of the compress will have to be calculated empirically. The average duration is a quarter of an hour; mustard plasters with a grated root crop are also put on the same amount.
10. Radish infused with alcohol:

* 300 grams of radish juice;
* 200 grams of honey;
* 100 grams of vodka;
* 1 teaspoon of salt.
Insist in a warm room for 4 days. Drink 50 grams of tincture once a day.

Contraindications black radish, harm

The list of diseases in which the use of black radish is categorically contraindicated:

• • Acute liver inflammation;
  • Pancreatitis;
  • Gastritis, especially with low acidity of gastric juice;
  • Toxic goiter;
  • Cardiovascular disease, heart attack.
  • Peptic ulcers, erosion.
  • Great flatulence.
  • Glomerulonephritis.
  • Pregnancy (increases the tone of the uterus, which can provoke a miscarriage).

If radish dishes were not previously included in the diet, they should be included very carefully. For all its usefulness, excessive consumption of the root vegetable can cause many undesirable consequences.

How to cook radish - recipes

Black radish can be:
* dry;
* cook;
* bake;
* fry.
Vegetables are pickled and salted, stocking them up for future use. They make stews, snacks and, of course, salads. The list of radish dishes is huge. The diet, where this root crop is present, will enrich the human body with useful substances.

1. Pancakes stuffed with black radish
   Rinse the root crop, peel, grate, add water, rinse, squeeze. Add chopped green onions. Fry finely chopped garlic in vegetable oil and add it to the mixture of radish and onion. Stuff pancakes with the resulting mixture. The dish is delicious and very healthy.
2. Roasted black radish
   Rinse the root vegetables, peel, cut into small slices and fry in vegetable oil in a hot pan until tender. Season with salt to taste before serving.
3. Stewed radish tops are often featured in recipes; raw they are added to summer green salads.

Nevertheless, preference should be given to the raw product. Exposing a vegetable to temperature reduces its nutrient content.

1. Those wishing to lose weight. Black radish, honey, beetroot salad, etc. Vegetables are grated, mixed with honey and seasoned with oil. The use of such a salad will quickly get rid of those extra pounds.
2. A nutritious, easily digestible salad. Black radish as the main ingredient, chicken egg and boiled meat. Cut the radish first and immediately salt it, it will let the juice out, and the taste of the salad will be more intense.
3. Black radish salad with addition of carrots and olive oil will help normalize the digestion process.
4. The bitterness of a vegetable in any cooked dish is easily eliminated by adding sour cream or vegetable oil.

For those who do not really like bitterness, the sharp sharp taste of radish, you can soak the chopped root vegetables for half an hour in cold water before use.

Recipes for cough radish with honey, how to take

Honey and black radish are the most effective, even of residual and old forms. The product obtained by mixing the two components and infusion has the following healing properties:

* anti-inflammatory;
* diuretic;
* sweatshops;
* mucolytic (thinning phlegm).

The use of black radish and honey in the treatment of colds has long been known. There are many recipes for the preparation of this potion. The process of its preparation and the scheme of reception are simple.

Attention! The resulting product is very aggressive towards the gastrointestinal tract. If you have problems with the digestive system, they should be treated with extreme caution and should not be taken on an empty stomach.

1. Wash a medium-sized root vegetable well. Cut off the upper part. Cut out a recess in the shape of a cup. Fill it halfway with honey and cover with the top you cut off earlier. After 5-6 hours, the cavity will be filled with the finished medicine. For an adult, drink 1 tablespoon 4-6 times a day.
2. Rinse the large root crop well, remove the peel. Grate finely. Squeeze out the juice and add honey in proportions: two parts of juice to one part of honey. Adults and children over 12 years of age should be taken 1 tablespoon three times a day.
3. Rinse the radish thoroughly. Cut off the top. Select the pulp in the form of a glass. Fill it with honey to half, cover, and bake for 30-40 minutes at 120 degrees. The mixture of radish juice and honey, which formed in the "glass", can be used as medicine for children. 1 teaspoon three times a day.
4. Wash the root vegetable, peel the peel, finely crumble and place in a glass container. Add 1.5-2 tablespoons of honey. Place the jar in a warm place for 5-6 hours. It turns out a concentrated infusion. He will help those who have neglected their illness. Adults drink radish juice with honey for cough after meals, 1 tablespoon 4 times a day.