Radish. From tops to tail

Fresh fruit in the winter, fortunately, not a rarity - mandarins, bananas, apples winter, it all can be bought easily. But with vegetables the situation is worse - Dolezal until the spring under the force of a few of them

One of the happy exceptions - radish!

Bitters

For a long time people treated radish with a special reverence. For our ancestors of the Slavs, it was almost a daily dish. Due to its unpretentiousness radish always pleased stable yields and holds a worthy place on the table, though fresh, though stew, cooked though.

In ancient Greece, the radish is so respected that it brought a gift to the gods on the golden plate. According to legend, the god Apollo, one of the "interests" which included the medicine, thought of radishes not a pity to give as much gold as she weighs. A famous Arab physician Avicenna spoke of radish as a "home remedy". This is no accident - nutrients in radish rife.

Total single radish medium size sufficient to provide the body daily requirement of vitamin C. Radish strengthens blood vessels, helps in the prevention of dysbiosis, and improves digestion. With an abundance of vitamins, radish helps us to handle stress better and remember new information.

Radish is recommended to include in the menu with urolithiasis, gout and lack of appetite. In ancient times treated radish eye diseases, colds and poisoning, brought it as a gift to the gods and gave builders of the Egyptian pyramids, considering that valuable root is able to reinforce their strength.

But, despite the usefulness of radish, some people still do not get involved in this too is a vegetable. If you have gastritis with acidity or gastric ulcer, excessive sharpness redechnaya you to anything.

This is useful

Fans of fast food . Scientists have found in radish choline substance, which reduces the level of harmful cholesterol in blood.

Maloezhkam . For a long time used the radish as a means of stimulating appetite.

Workaholics . Magnesium, which is rife in the radish, helps fight fatigue and stay calm in a crisis.

Prone to colds . The radish contain volatile - a kind of natural antibiotics, which help the body cope with the microbes. And essential oils (they give her radish acuity and bitter taste) to help cope with lingering cough and clear the bronchi.

Where are vitamins

Vitamins and minerals are unevenly distributed in the roots, but each part of the radish has something to boast about.

The closer to the leaves, the more vitamin C radish So do not throw hard, "the top" in the trash. Incidentally, the very tops of the content askorbinki can compete with the pulp and the skin at all superior to both, so try to cut off a skin as thin as possible.

The core of the radish is rich in fiber, which improves digestion and serves as a breeding ground for beneficial microbes that inhabit our intestines. Moreover, in the middle, many plant sugars that are useful for cardiac muscle.

Tail. It is most essential oils that increase the appetite and strengthen the immune system.

Colorful little family

Contrary to popular belief, radish does not have to be bitter. Among the different varieties of this vegetable has a sweet and salad, which practically do not burn, and those from which in the eyes with tears.

Black radish.   The most burning, but and the most useful. According to the content of vitamins black radish surpasses the "white man" counterparts. Besides this variety leaves far behind the rest of the species by the number of amino acids necessary for our immune system. And in the black radish lot of organic acids, which activate metabolic processes and help digest fatty foods.

Green (it Margelan). In contrast to the black radish, green is not sharp, so it is not harmful, even for those who have stomach problems. By number of vitamin Margelan black radish is slightly inferior, but because of the absence of bitterness eat it can be so much more!

Japanese   (or daikon). The most delicate of the entire family. Japanese scientists discovered in the daikon substances that help cleanse the body and to protect it from adverse environment. Vitamins in the daikon is not so much, but unlike other vegetables Japanese radish virtually "absorb" pesticides and other harmful substances that fertilize the soil.

Radish.   Not everyone knows that the radish - it's just a precocious dwarf radish. This root contains substances that stabilize blood sugar levels. His bright colors radishes due to the presence in it of vegetable dye - anthocyanin. According to recent studies it reduces the risk of cancer.

On prescription

Fans of traditional medicine is not afraid of a specific taste of radish. For the sake of healing properties, which have both of these vegetables, you can endure any bitterness.

Coping with persistent cough is possible if three times a day, take 1 tbsp. spoon radish juice, mixed at a ratio of 1: 1 with honey or sugar.

Grated radish helps with sinusitis. Rub vegetable grater and attach to the sinus for 15 minutes.

For the prevention of diseases of the gallbladder using redechny juice: radish sliced ​​or placed in a juicer, or rubbed on the glass grater and squeeze well. The treatment starts with 50 g of juice per day, on an empty stomach. After a few days the dose is gradually increased to 200 g of juice per day (4 best reception), and then again it is gradually lowered to 50 g per day.

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