Black radish is a root vegetable familiar from childhood. However, few are aware of its truly magical properties for health. In this article we will consider in detail the benefits and harms of black radish juice, and its use in various diseases.
Black radish contains many carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, glucosides and essential oils. The root contains vitamins B and C, necessary for the normalization of most of the vital processes.
In radish fruits a lot of starch, organic acids, fiber is also present. In addition, they contain glucosides, phytoncides, amino acids and the enzyme lysozyme, under the influence of which the walls of bacteria cells are destroyed.
What is it?
Black radish is a natural medicine known since ancient Greece. At first, the Greeks used it as a decoration of tables and gifts to the gods, as a very valuable and useful product, and only then they learned about its healing properties. To this day, black radish remains the leader among root crops used in traditional medicine.
Chemical composition
This bitter nectar, despite the originality of taste, is ready to compete in favor of the title of an ideal vitamin balance. The chemical composition of radish juice includes:
Vitamins of groups A, B, C, E.- A variety of minerals.
- Many essential oils.
- Some organic acids.
- Calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron.
- Glucosides (substances that have antimicrobial action).
Vitamins of groups A, B, C, E.The low-calorie radish allows you to include it in your diet without fear for the figure. There are only 35 Kcal per 100 g of juice, 1.9 g of protein, 0.2 g of fat and 6.7 g of carbohydrates.
The energy ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates looks like this: 21%: 5%: 74%.
Benefit and harm
The benefit of the juice of this root is difficult to overestimate. And juice is suitable for both prevention and treatment of various diseases. The scope is very wide - from skin diseases and the use of juice as lotions, to diseases of internal organs and its ingestion.
So, how is this magic liquid useful?
The advantages are many:
- Black radish juice is a natural antibiotic that eliminates inflammatory processes in the body.
- It has an antimicrobial effect.
- Produces a tonic and immunostimulating effect, useful in the prevention and treatment of colds and flu.
- Normalizes the activity of the intestines (including eliminates constipation).
- Compresses and lotions can quickly relieve inflammation on the skin, often used as a face mask.
- It is used for bruises and sprains.
- It is an effective anthelmintic agent.
- Cleans blood vessels and removes cholesterol from the body.
- It has anti-edema effect (removes excess water from the body).
- Enhances the formation of gastric juice, is used in the treatment of gastritis and ulcers, improves appetite.
Despite the high degree of usefulness, there is a radish juice and contraindications. They need to be carefully reviewed in order not to acquire health problems and minimize possible harm.
Care must be taken in treating radishes to people suffering from diseases such as:
Gout.- Chronic pancreatitis in the acute stage.
- Inflammation of the liver or kidneys.
- Peptic ulcer, colitis, enteritis, acidity, gastritis.
- Problems with tooth enamel.
Gout.Both the benefits and harm of radish juice depend on the variant and the amount of its use.
Excessive intake, and even in the presence of comorbidities, can turn out not to be an improvement, but a deterioration in health. Be sure to read the list of possible contraindications!
How to get?
This variety of radish has white flesh inside, rather tough and hard, so getting the juice out of it is not so easy. One of the most convenient ways to squeeze the juice is a juicer.. Cut the pre-washed and peeled fruit into small pieces, and the juice extractor will do the rest for you!
Juice obtained in this way should be used with caution as it is the most concentrated.
You can get a useful liquid and manually. To do this, you will need to wash, peel and grate radish (finely fine), and then squeeze the juice with your palms or with a clean cloth, gauze or bandage.
Another method involves the use of sugar. It is necessary to cut the fruit into thin slices, pour sugar sand and leave for several hours, approximately 4-5, for the formation of juice. Then it is necessary to strain the resulting liquid from pieces of radish.
What helps and how to apply?
- With gallstone disease. With this disease, black radish juice helps to remove bilirubin sediment from the gallbladder. In addition, the treatment of radish helps dissolve the already formed stones and prevents the formation of new ones.
You can be treated as a pure juice, and on the basis of honey. Pure juice - every day, after eating, 100 ml of juice. The course of treatment is two weeks.
This method is applicable only if you do not worry about pain in the liver. Juice with honey - mix 100 g of juice and 80 g of honey, but the mixture should be prepared immediately before the reception, not for the future!
Take the same as pure juice. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks.
It should be extremely cautious when self-healing, as stones at the exit can clog the urinary duct. This can lead to very deplorable consequences, so it is very important to consult with your doctor before starting treatment. - With viral diseases. The old-fashioned way to treat a cold is radish juice with honey. To do this, the radish should be washed, cut off the top, pick out the recess, take out the flesh and lay the honey there until half the fruit. Obtained in 10-12 hours, the juice can be used in the treatment of colds and flu, cough. After each meal, take 1 tablespoon of this delicious medicine.
With cholesterol. Black radish juice expels bad cholesterol from the body. To do this, dilute the resulting juice with water at a ratio of 1: 3, take 30 minutes before meals, 100 ml each, gradually increasing the dose to 500 ml. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.- With bruises, sprains. You can apply radish juice in its pure form as a compress, it is allowed to impose on the sore spot and gruel in the form of grated radish. One of the options for rubbing is the following recipe:
- half a glass of juice;
- 1 cup of honey;
- half a glass of vodka;
- 1 tablespoon salt.
The resulting infusion of rubbing sore spots, preferably after a bath or bath, on steamed skin. Keep rubbing better in the refrigerator.
- For constipation. As a laxative, nectar of radish should be applied 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon, after meals, in the form of heat, the course of treatment can reach 1 month.
- From parasites. It should be twice a day, take 1 teaspoon of radish juice before meals. The course of treatment is a month.
This method is suitable only for those who do not have gastritis or similar problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
With cholesterol. Black radish juice expels bad cholesterol from the body. To do this, dilute the resulting juice with water at a ratio of 1: 3, take 30 minutes before meals, 100 ml each, gradually increasing the dose to 500 ml. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.Drink with honey - features of use
Enhances the therapeutic effect of black radish honey. The combination of bee nectar with radish juice is an effective healing agent that can be used both as an independent medicine and as an adjunct in complex therapy.
If you mix these two components, it turns out tasty and healthy medicine!
Honey nourishes the body:
- fructose;
- glucose;
- protein compounds;
- essential trace elements;
- vitamins (A, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, E, H, K).
But despite all the listed advantages, this combination has its contraindications. The mixture can cause allergic reactions, provoke inflammation in acute gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcer, acute stage of pancreatitis. Do not eat radish with honey and pregnant and lactating women.
Cooking
- Radish should be washed.
- Slightly cut off the top to form the so-called "cap".
- Pick out the recess with a knife or spoon, take out the flesh and lay there honey to half the fruit.
- After about 10-12 hours, the radish will be completely filled with juice.
The resulting healing nectar and should be used in the treatment.
From cough
Cooked the infusion is best taken before meals, 3 times a day, 1 teaspoon.
Three days later, the root should be thrown out and replaced with fresh.
So don't forget that in advance, you should prepare a new "cup" of radish with honey.
It is worth noting that this method is well suited for treating children, because it tastes very nice and even the smallest caprices will not refuse to try the sweet medicine.
We offer to watch a video about cough treatment with black radish juice:
With anemia
For the treatment of anemia, take radish juice, beets, carrots and honey in equal parts, mix thoroughly and take 3 times a day for 15 minutes. before meals at 0.05 liters course 3 months.
Black radish juice is a wonderful natural remedy.. But we should not forget that despite its naturalness, it is still a medicine, so before starting such treatment, it is worth exploring all the contraindications and carefully follow the recommendations. Health to you!
