Since ancient times, black radish has been used in folk medicine. The healing properties of this wonderful root crop were well known to the ancient Egyptians. Hippocrates also valued them. He treated with it dropsy, many lung diseases. The ancient Greeks used radish to combat various types of coughs, normalized digestion and even treated eye diseases. An interesting fact: black radish and garlic were included in the daily diet of the Egyptians, who were engaged in the construction of the pyramids, for the prevention of various diseases.
Black radish is a close relative of cabbage. Do not be surprised, it belongs to the Brassicaceae family. This amazing root crop is not included in the register of medicinal raw materials, but at the same time, even official medicine recognizes the medicinal properties of radish and recommends including the vegetable in the diet and using it along with traditional therapeutic agents in the treatment of many ailments, which we will discuss below.
The miracle root crop is today widely used in the treatment of many ailments. Black radish, the benefits and harms of which are well understood today, is a native of Asia. This is a biennial plant up to 80 cm high. Today, annual varieties are also bred. For medicinal purposes, it is better to use medium-sized fruits. They contain the largest amount of minerals and vitamins.
Biochemical composition
Radish is rich in trace elements and vitamins. It contains carbohydrates and proteins, essential oils and minerals, glucosides. In addition, the root crop is rich in sodium and potassium, phosphorus and iodine, iron and magnesium, calcium and other useful substances. It also contains the main vitamins: B, A, C and E. One hundred grams of black radish contains only 16 calories.
Beneficial features
It should be said that the main medicine based on a bitter vegetable is black radish juice. The benefits of this substance have been proven by modern scientists. In its composition, the radish is close to known natural remedies - fresh onions, garlic, bee honey. And sometimes its bactericidal properties surpass them. This is due to the high content in the vegetable of a large amount of glycosides and essential oils.
In addition, the antimicrobial substance lysozyme was found in the radish. It is able to destroy harmful microorganisms: mycobacteria, pertussis and diphtheria bacillus, Staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus. With the help of a root crop, which has a sharp and harsh taste, you can rid the body of harmful substances, viruses and bacteria. Potassium, which is found in large quantities in radish, normalizes water-salt metabolism, freeing the body from excess fluid. The root crop is a mild laxative and diuretic in its action.
Black radish juice: effect on the body
The beneficial effects of this substance are difficult to overestimate. Judge for yourself:
- juice activates the body's resources, providing a restorative effect;
- normalizes digestion;
- boosts immunity;
- has an anti-inflammatory effect;
- contains volatile, which are natural antibiotics;
- lowers blood pressure;
- struggling with "bad cholesterol";
- the minerals that make up the radish strengthen the walls of blood vessels, therefore, reduce the risk of developing heart and vascular diseases;
- radish juice eliminates small stones in the gallbladder, thanks to substances that can dissolve them;
- juice of black radish with honey effectively cures cough, bronchitis, colds;
- cures some types of parasites;
- relieves swelling;
- heals ulcers and wounds;
- removes toxins and toxins.
Making juice
So, you consulted your doctor and decided to use black radish juice for treatment. How to prepare a healing product? There are two ways to do this. Let's consider each of them.
First way
Wash medium-sized root vegetables well under running water and grate them with the peel. Roll gauze in several layers, put grated vegetable on it and squeeze the juice of black radish. If you have been diagnosed with bronchitis or other inflammation of the airways, then the pulp remaining after squeezing the juice, do not rush to throw it away: it can be used instead of mustard plasters.
Distribute the pulp (in gauze) and lay on the chest (bypassing the heart), cover with polyethylene, then a towel and leave it until the skin turns slightly red. Usually this procedure takes no more than 15 minutes. Before and after the compress, drink a tablespoon of juice, which can be mixed with honey (1: 1). The medicine will taste better and the healing properties will increase.
Second way
Sugar and honey perfectly draw black radish juice. Wash the root crop, cut off its top, and then with a knife or spoon select the central part of the pulp, making a deep hole. Pour sugar in it or pour honey. Juice begins to be produced after two to three hours. Pour it into an enamel or glass dish, and again add honey or sugar to the hole. It is advisable to drink the juice right away. In order not to wait long for the next serving of juice, make several of these fruit cups at once.
Cough treatment
Black radish juice is used to treat many respiratory diseases. For cough, a mixture of juice with honey is most often used. This is a pleasant and very useful medicine that is accepted with pleasure not only by adults, but also by children. It will help not only cure the cough, but will also return a “sagging” voice, eliminate the sore throat, as well as the symptoms of bronchitis.
To obtain the drug, use the second method described above. But in this case, only natural liquid honey should be used to fill the cavity in the root crop. One root crop is usually enough for several days. Then the root crop will fade, and the juice will cease to stand out. If the cough does not stop during this time, use another fruit.
Chronic cough
So doctors call a cough for pulmonary tuberculosis , chronic bronchitis, a smoker's cough, etc. And in this case, a medicine that includes black radish juice will help you. A cough will help you get rid of the cough, which is not difficult to prepare. To do this, you will need:
- black radish juice;
- ginger juice ;
- badger (or lamb) fat;
- bone marrow (preferably from lamb bones);
- honey.
Fat, brain and honey are taken in 250 grams. To them add 100 ml of black radish juice and ginger. The fat must be melted in a water bath, and then add the remaining ingredients to it and put in a water bath for about thirty minutes. Then the composition must be cooled at room temperature and transferred to a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. Store in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf. Take on an empty stomach 1 tablespoon (tablespoon). The product should be mixed in half a glass of hot water or milk.
Treating children
It is no secret that when a child falls ill, parents try to use the most effective and safe means for treatment. If the child has a cough, it is urgent to show it to the doctor. When the diagnosis is made, along with the traditional therapeutic treatment, you will need black radish juice. Children can take it from the age of three. Radish with honey is an excellent remedy for treating all types of cough in children. It tastes very good, so even sick children, who are usually naughty, willingly take it.
Black radish juice is known for its powerful expectorant effect, accelerates the process of sputum separation. Such a sweet medicine is safe for children because it is made from natural products. The only restriction to its use may be an allergic reaction to one of the ingredients. The drug is prepared in the same way as for adults.
Black radish juice: how to drink?
Usually, children over three years old are recommended to give a teaspoon of the drug up to six times a day. Adolescents from 14 years old are suitable for adult dosage.
The use of radish juice in the treatment of other diseases
Traditional healers have successfully used black radish juice to treat many diseases. We will present you only the basic, most effective of them.
Cold
Wash the root crop thoroughly and, without peeling, chop it on a grater or using a blender. Squeeze the juice through two or three layers of gauze and wipe off the body of a cold person overnight. Be sure to wipe and feet. Put on your patient pajamas, socks. Before going to bed, you should drink the remaining juice diluted with warm boiled water (1: 1). For taste, you can add a spoonful of natural honey.
We treat sore joints
Squeeze out 300 g of juice from grated root pulp, mix it with 200 g of liquid honey, add 100 g of vodka and one tablespoon (tea) salt to this mass. For joint pain, 50 g of this healing composition should be taken daily in the morning on an empty stomach. In addition, it is necessary to rub it into sore joints. If after taking the remedy you feel discomfort, stop using it internally, use only externally.
Stagnation of bile
This ailment is treated in two stages, and not only juice is used, but also the cake remaining after its preparation. Ten kilograms of black radish should be washed and grated (together with the peel) on a grater. Since the volume is significant, you can use a juicer.
In the cake that remained after squeezing the juice, add honey at the rate of: 300 grams of honey per 1 kg of pulp. Put a press on this mass, and remove the container in a warm place for fermentation.
At the first stage, start taking pure radish juice per teaspoon after each meal. Every day, increase the dose, gradually bringing it to 100 ml. During treatment, discard spicy and acidic foods. Closely monitor your condition: if there are pains in the liver (tolerant), treatment should not be interrupted, just put a warm heating pad on the liver.
When all the squeezed juice is over, proceed to the second stage. Now it is necessary to take two tablespoons (tablespoons) of fermented pulp during the meal, until it runs out. This course is recommended twice a year.
Cholelithiasis
This is an insidious disease that has not made itself felt for a long time. Very often, official medicine offers a quick solution to this problem. Traditional healers claim that the juice of black radish with gallstone disease works wonders. It helps to clean the gallbladder from the sediment of bilirubin and dissolve the formed stones. And its use as a preventive measure prevents the formation of new stones. We offer you three ways to treat this ailment.
Radish juice
One hundred grams of freshly squeezed radish juice should be taken daily after meals. You should take 400-500 ml per day. Treatment lasts at least two weeks. This tool can only be used if you are not worried about pain in the liver.
Radish and honey
To many people, pure radish juice is not to their taste. Mix it with honey. To 100 ml of juice add 80 ml of honey. The mixture is prepared immediately before administration. The course of treatment is not less than thirty days.
Juice mix
To 180 ml of juice add 50 ml of beetroot and carrot juice. They are mixed before use, and the entire volume is drunk immediately. Treatment continues for fifteen days.
With hypertension
Grind in a meat grinder and a blender one root crop of medium-sized black radish, red beet and add 200 grams of cranberries. From the resulting mass, squeeze the juice and mix it with 200 g of quality cognac. Store this product in a cool place. Take one spoonful (tablespoon) one hour before a meal.
Stone dissolution
If you have been diagnosed with kidney stones, try drinking fifty milliliters of radish juice after two months after eating.
Runny nose and sinusitis
Everyone knows how painful a common cold can be, not to mention such a serious disease as sinusitis. Traditional healers recommend instilling three drops in each nostril of black radish juice.
Restorative
And this tool is suitable for everyone who feels a breakdown, fatigue, especially in the spring. It can be used daily in the morning: add three quarters of a glass of chilled boiled water to a quarter cup of juice. A spoon of natural honey will improve the taste of the product.
Atherosclerosis
To cleanse the walls of blood vessels from "bad" cholesterol, you need to consume daily a spoonful (tablespoon) of juice three times a day. In addition, include in your diet raw radish, cut into slices and sprinkled with unrefined sunflower oil. Salt in this case is better not to use.
Contraindications
As you can see, the juice of black radish has many healing properties. This remedy also has contraindications and cannot be ignored. These include:
- increased acidity;
- stomach ulcer;
- heart attack;
- some kidney disease;
- heart defects.
The use of radish juice in gallstone disease requires caution and constant monitoring by medical professionals, it is not worth using this tool to treat children under three years of age. All preparations based on radish juice should be completely excluded with a tendency to allergic reactions and loose stools.
Despite the fact that in its pure form, radish rarely causes allergies, its juice treatment should be started with small doses (1 tablespoon) and, of course, only after prior consultation with your doctor.
While there is no official information on how the black radish affects the body of a pregnant woman and a nursing mother. The benefits and harms of the juice in this case are also not established, so it is better to refrain from using it.
Today we talked about the healing properties of black radish juice. But many doctors and traditional healers are sure that in order not to bring to many serious health problems, it is enough to eat black radish in winter and spring, preferably in raw form.