Garden radish
Garden radish is one of the plants of the family called cabbage or cruciferous plants; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Raphanus sativus L.
As for the name of the garden radish family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Brassicaceae Burnett. (Cruciferae Juss.).
Description of the medicinal properties of garden radish
Garden radish is a biennial herbaceous plant. Garden radish will be endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the roots of this plant for medicinal purposes.
The presence of such valuable healing properties is recommended to be explained by the content of carbohydrates, vitamin A, C and B, the crystalline substance rafanol, phytoncides, nitrogenous extractives, carbohydrates, glycosides, magnesium, choline, iron, potassium salts, adenine, pentosan, arginine, origonelline, glucosidase, catalase, diastase, iodine, bromine, sulfur, chloe and active substance of the bactericidal substance lysolim. It should be noted that this plant ranks first among all vegetables in terms of potassium salt content.
However, it is important to remember that radishes contain a greater number of vitamins than garden radishes, especially in the spring. However, at a time when there is a lack of vitamins, the value of this plant increases quite significantly: we are talking about winter and early spring.
Garden radish has the ability to improve the secretion of gastric juice and digestion, and is also considered a good remedy for improving appetite. In addition, such a plant will be endowed with very effective expectorant, bactericidal, choleretic, antispasmodic and diuretic effects. It should be noted that garden radish juice, which is administered through a probe, will have a greater choleretic effect than even a solution of magnesium sulfate.
As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. Traditional medicine recommends using garden radish for bronchitis, whooping cough and catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. In addition, the juice of this plant is also used for pulmonary tuberculosis.
The juice and grated radish possess valuable wound-healing, antiseptic, and antimicrobial properties, and are also used externally to treat ulcers and purulent wounds. Fresh juice from this plant is used for neuralgia, gout, rheumatism, neuritis, radiculitis, and myositis, and is applied as a rub: this healing remedy helps reduce pain.
It is important to note that radish-based remedies should not be taken internally if you have colitis, enteritis, hepatitis, gout, nephritis, or gastric or duodenal ulcers. This should be avoided due to the plant’s relatively high content of essential oils and purines. As an expectorant, we recommend using the following highly effective remedy based on this plant: to prepare this remedy, you’ll need to take the juice of the garden radish. This juice should be mixed with sugar or honey in equal parts. Take one tablespoon of this garden radish-based remedy three to four times a day, regardless of meals. It’s worth noting that this remedy can be used not only as an expectorant but also as a cough suppressant.
Sowing radishes, turnips, and daikon on July 8
