Externally not remarkable root crop of black radish is actually rich with a large amount of vitamins. Its bitterness is with interest compensated by curative properties which are widely used both in the medical purposes, and in cosmetology. Let's get acquainted in more detail with this product and we learn what useful properties it has.
Caloric content and chemical composition
Radish became widespread not only in the European countries, but also in America and Asia. The root crop is eaten, from it prepare cosmetic masks and also wring out oil commercially.
For 90% vegetable consists of water, and only other 10% are useful substances which are presented:
- group B vitamins;
- vitamins A, E, C;
- iron;
- magnesium;
- calcium;
- phosphorus;
- sulfur.
Important! Caloric content of black radish is 36 Kcal on 100 g that does of it excellent means for weight loss.
The known bitterness to vegetable is betrayed by essential oils and substances which are a part:
- mustard oil which is capable to cause tears the pungent smell;
- connection sulforafan;
- gas metantiol;
- glycoside which impacts bitter relish.
Than black radish is useful to an organism
It is useful for everyone who cares for the health to know about medicinal properties of radish. It is used both for restoration of men's forces, and for female beauty.
It is possible to apply this product in a different look in such purposes:
- for weight loss, adding to dishes and squeezing out juice;
- for clarification of intestines and maintenance of healthy microflora;
- for treatment of diseases as antiviral medicine and an antibiotic;
- for clarification of skin and improvement of a condition of hair in the form of tonic and masks;
- for recovery of respiratory organs;
- for treatment of rheumatism, sciatica, gout in the form of compresses;
- for improvement of blood circulation in the form of juice;
- for decrease in cholesterol and normalization of hormones;
- for increase in a lactation and stabilization of a menstrual cycle.
Muzhchin
The advantage of radish for men consists in the following:
- increases testosterone level;
- promotes treatment of prostatitis;
- it is used as diuretic as effectively fights against bacteria in a bladder;
- brings water out of an organism that promotes disposal of puffiness;
- brings toxins out of a liver and kidneys;
- reduces cholesterol level in blood and by that strengthens a cardiovascular system;
- refreshes breath thanks to the essential oils which are a part;
- loses weight.
Zhenshchin
The advantage of black radish is not less valuable to a female body, than to men's. The abundance of minerals and vitamins favorably affects health and beauty of the fair sex:
- treats an urolithic disease;
- normalizes a menstrual cycle;
- creates healthy microflora in intestines and fights against locks;
- saves from problems with a liver and a gall bladder;
- promotes weight loss;
- struggles with eels and problems on face skin;
- improves structure of hair and adds them gloss.
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Whether you know? Curative properties of black radish were sung even in Hippocrates's works. It was widely used for cooking in Ancient Greece, and from seeds of radish wrung out oil.
What can be made and what it is combined with
This product is eaten in different types: crude, boiled and fried. It is well combined with components of salads and soups, with meat dishes and vegetable stews. It is used as a stuffing of pelmeni, pies and pies. Some hostesses manage even to pickle radish for the winter.
The bitter smack of vegetable is to the taste not to all, but it is very easy to get rid of it, having wetted in boiled water for a couple of minutes. And to keep vitamins to the maximum, it is possible to take the root crop rubbed on a grater in milk about 30 minutes, and then it is good to wring out.
Radish is a part of a set of recipes and impacts unusual relish to various dishes. It is combined with onions, garlic, carrots and cabbage, especially fermented. Radish in okroshka on the basis of kefir or kvass is good.
Not less useful properties also other root crops have: celery, girasol, green radish.
In modern cookery it is used less often, than earlier. Fans of this vegetable add it to structure of dietary dishes and also mix with seafood or meat.
How to use in the medical purposes: recipes
There is a lot of purposes for use of this product in the medical purposes. For today there are various recipes from radish for disposal of cough, pressure decrease, normalization of digestion, improvement of male potency.
At cough and cold
Radish and honey tincture will help to cure cough. For this purpose it is necessary to cut off a fruit top, then to cut out a part of pulp, to put there several spoons of honey and to cover from above with the cut-off top. To insist 5 hours then to drink contents on one spoon before each meal. The received juice very well strengthens an organism, increases its resilience to catarrhal diseases and promotes a phlegm otkhozhdeniye at cough.
It is important! Before using such infusion, it is necessary to be convinced that you have no diseases at which its components are contraindicated.
At elevated pressure
For pressure decline use juice from black radish. For this purpose the fruit needs to be grated and wrung out through a gauze. Or to cut in small cubes, to sugar and wait a little until they start up juice. Infusion is taken on one spoon every day for half an hour to food. Making this procedure for a week, hypertensive persons will forget about the problem.
At diabetes
The people having diabetes are regularly recommended to eat black radish salads as it reduces the content of sugar. The recipe can be picked up individually, proceeding from the preferences in food. So, for dinner it is possible to make easy and at the same time nutritious radish, apple and carrots salad. All components small to cut and fill with vegetable oil. Oil can be replaced with sour cream with the low content of fat.
At bad digestion
By means of radish it is possible to adjust digestion and work of digestive tract. For this purpose such mix is prepared: one spoon of juice from a black fruit, juice of one lemon and two spoons of olive oil. It is necessary to drink the received medicine after a meal before going to bed. Course duration — three weeks. As laxative vegetable is used in salads or in the form of juice. One tablespoon after meal suffices.
Sauerkraut, pumpkin, linden and fresh greens well influence digestion. Will help to improve work of a digestive tract not only products, but also morning yoga.
At skin diseases
The ground radish helps to heal wounds, ulcers and to treat a fungus on skin. For this purpose squeeze out juice from vegetable, add a third of honey and a third of alcohol. Such means process affected areas of skin. It is also possible to use root crop seeds. They are crushed in the blender and mixed with butter in a proportion 1:3. As a result the viscous structure similar to ointment turns out. It needs to smear problem sites.
For improvement of potency
For restoration of men's function the men should drink juice from radish for three months. It is quite simple to receive juice: it is enough to cut a root crop on small pieces, to fill up with sugar and to wait until liquid begins to be emitted. It can be diluted with honey or water. To accept two spoons a day for breakfast, and prostatitis will recede.
Also radish salad will help with fight against sexual dysfunction. It is simple to make it:
- to clean one radish, one beet and one carrots;
- to grate everything;
- to water with oil and to salt;
- for piquancy of taste it is possible to add a segment of grated garlic;
- to eat salad every other day for a month.
It is useful to know what vitamins influence the level of male potency.
As it is possible to use in the cosmetology purposes: recipes
Useful properties of black radish are used not only in the medical and preventive purposes, they also favorably influence a condition of skin and hair.
For hair
For strengthening of hair it is possible to prepare a special mask. For this purpose vegetable needs to be cleaned and crushed by means of a grater or the blender. As a result the kasheobrazny weight which needs to be filtered through a gauze will turn out and to receive juice. It should be rubbed in hair for an hour before washing of the head. After a while the skin on the head can feel burning. You should not be afraid of it. At long discomfort it is possible to wash away a mask water. Means helps to struggle with fragility and weakness of hair. It is possible to repeat the procedure for a month.
For the person
There are many recipes of the nutritious and toning face packs on the basis of radish which are applied to any type of skin.
Recipe 1: to grate pulp of an average fruit, to add one spoon of sour cream and one spoon of honey. To distribute the received kasheobrazny weight on two parts. To put the first on the person a thin layer. When it a little dries up, in 5–10 minutes to put the second part. To take a mask of 10-15 more minutes and to wash away warm water. Such procedure reduces inflammation of an integument and promotes reduction of pimples. Will help to clarify freckles or to bleach spots on a face juice from a root crop. It is enough to wipe with it a face, and after that to put radish pulp for 10–15 minutes.
Recipe 2: for the combined skin. Vegetable pulp of a small fruit should be mixed with two spoons of olive oil and several drops of juice of a lemon. To take a mask on a face of 15-20 minutes, and then to wash away water of room temperature.
How to choose upon purchase
To buy high quality vegetable in which all useful substances are kept it is necessary to pay attention to such moments:
- size: it is better to choose average root crops as they contain more juice and pulp not such rigid, as in large fruits;
- appearance: the product has to be elastic, it demonstrates that conditions of its storage were not violated, and it kept all vitamins and elements;
- peel: it should not be damaged or mouldy;
- color: depends on personal preferences and purpose. Black — is suitable for treatment, green and white — for preparation of dishes.
How to store in house conditions
In order that black radish did not lose the useful properties, it is necessary to store it correctly.
We advise to learn how it is correct to store products in the fridge.
As the best place the cellar for this purpose can serve in the house. Crude vegetables should be spread out on wooden boxes and to pour sand that they did not decay. If not to make it, the structure of fruits will be broken, and they will decay. In the apartment this product is better to store in the fridge no more than three months. For the purpose of safety of all vitamins B to radish, it is possible to freeze it in the camera, to ferment or pickle in a flank or banks.
Whether you know? In Ancient Egypt, radish was known in 3000 years B.C.
Contraindications and harm
Black radish can be not only is useful, but also to do harm at consumption by people who have certain diseases:
- gout;
- problems with a stomach;
- inflammation of kidneys;
- heart troubles (at the postponed heart attack).
Also the root crop can adversely be displayed on tooth enamel and it is not recommended to be used to pregnant women.
Everyone can use curative properties of black radish in the purposes: for treatment, beauty, maintenance of immunity, correction of a figure or preparation of new dishes. At the same time the main thing is to choose a good fruit of the average sizes, an elastic form and without external defects, and before the use it is obligatory to check whether there are no contraindications to its reception.