Indian medicine has long used the wild plant as a diuretic and tamuvalny tool during inflammation of the sciatic nerve. Grow horseradish in the gardens started in Germany.

The roots and leaves of radish contain different vitamins. Especially many of them are vitamin C (the contents of it in the young shoots often reaches 260 mg%), vitamins B1, B2, B6 and foliєvoi acid. The sheet showed up to 30 mg per 100 g of ascorbic acid and more than 1 mg of carotene, a significant amount of potassium compounds (up to 1000 mg per 100 g).

Fresh juice horseradish contains lysozyme, ascorbic acid, oil, starch. This plant is rich in mineral salts, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, phosphorus and sulfur, it contains amino acids. And tsukri, protein, and bitter substances, resins, and that makes this plant is suitable for dietary food. In particular, horseradish useful for improving digestive functions of the gall bladder, pancreas, dive, blood-forming organs of avitaminosis, hepatitis, pleurisy, high blood pressure.

Horseradish is rich in volatile production. Its antimicrobial activity supports the presence of lysozyme. Alilgirchichna essential oil, which is contained in the root of the predetermine a specific smell and taste, in addition, inhibits growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, prevent the flu virus to multiply the group A.

Appreciate horseradish seasoning as a flavoring, not only because it improves the appetite, but also because it helps to digest protein foods – meat, eggs, particularly in cases where overly consumed these products. In this case, horseradish helps withdrawal of cholesterol and thus prevents sclerosis.

In folk medicine, horseradish is used as a diuretic.

Drinking water in which swim one or two root of horseradish, a long shelf life of fresh, has a pleasant taste and medicinal properties. In particular, it supports the conclusion from the body of excess fluid and salts of uric acid. This water provides the advantage of flying people because it makes ruhlivishimi joints, reduces swelling in the legs, arthritic and rheumatic pain, helps dissolve stones in the bladder.

For the treatment of sciatica, gout, rheumatism and festering wounds and skin cancer should eat gruel horseradish as a compressor as a local agent. As well as taking a bath at night: 50-70 g grated horseradish put in gauze in the bathroom with a water temperature of 37 ° C. Treatment course – 12-14 procedures.

Horseradish stimulates appetite and improves the function of the intestine and liver. Recommend to the food taste 1 tsp horseradish with sugar or honey (a mixture can Namaste bread). The Subsidiary also extract: 0,5 kg, double the fuck grind at mill for the meat, pour 0,5 l digested with water, to insist in a tightly closed container, shaking occasionally. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day for 10-15 minutes to eat.

Through podraznyuvalni properties horseradish contraindicated for people who suffer from stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers, enteritu, colitis, kidney and urinary tract, gastritis with high acidity. For gastritis with low acidity of horseradish even desirable: 1 tsp grated horseradish mixed with sugar or honey and eat the food. Fresh juice (pure or diluted) and its aqueous solutions enhance secretion of hydrochloric acid in the human stomach, gastric juice, and help in the treatment of disease.

Gallstones:

4 tbsp. l. grated horseradish to fill a flask of milk, bring to a boil, but do not boil. Infuse 5 minutes, drain, zdushiti and drink during the day in small doses.

Hepatitis: Grate a small door viewers 1 cup horseradish (root), put in a quart jar, add dill. Infuse 20-40 minutes, drain and take: half of adults, children – 1 / 8 cup, infants – 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day for food. Infusion can drink small doses and healthy people for prevention.

Giardia in the liver will help to put tincture: 25 g of clover of garlic, 25 g horseradish clover in 0.5 liters of vodka to insist in a dark place for 10 days, occasionally shaking. Strain and squeeze out the remains of raw materials. Take 1 tbsp. l., drinking water, 2-3 times a day for 30 minutes to eat.

Patients in the coronary heart disease is well mix 1 tsp grated horseradish 1 teaspoon honey (preferably lime) and consume on an empty stomach 1 hour of eating, drinking water. Mix just before serving. Take for 1-1,5 months, preferably in the autumn and spring.

Atherosclerosis: 250 g horseradish grate with large eyes, pour 3 liters of boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes, drain. Take 0.5 cups three times a day.

In the case of chronic sinusitis, asthma grate the horseradish, 1 / 3 cup of the mass to blend with the juice of 3.2 lemons (the mixture should be thick). Take daily 0.5 tsp the morning after 20-25 minutes after eating. At first appear watery, which is gradually reduced. Treatment lasts – 3-4 months. After a two-week break to re-rate. Should be patient to be treated twice a year – spring and fall, not zhdya exacerbation. Two years later the attack as usual disappearing.

Horseradish for healthy skin

Significantly more likely to use horseradish as an external agent. Clover obtained from roztertih roots – a good stimulus and tamuvalny tool for pneumonia, bronchitis, sciatica, myositis. Horseradish juice, diluted with water used for rinsing the mouth and throat in the case of stomatitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis.

Infusion of the roots or grated horseradish assist healing festering wounds, ulcers (1 teaspoon of grated horseradish in a glass of cold water), are useful for purulent otitis (1-2 drops in the ear).

For the treatment of breeding bald use fresh juice horseradish: plot no hair 2.1 times a day should moisturize horseradish juice, wiping it to porozhevinnya skin.

Horseradish is used for the treatment of seborrhea. For this, 100 grams of honey mixed in 100 ml of fresh juice and horseradish to use every day: 1-2 tsp You can cook the infusion of the roots to dry grape wine: 100 g of grated root pour 2 cups of wine. Real mixture for several days and use 1 tbsp. l. twice a day. Simultaneously, this infusion wipe the skin heads.

Warts can bring salt, mixed with juice horseradish. A mixture of wipe and lotion making.

Horseradish is used in cosmetics, in particular, who privyadshaya, wrinkled, porous skin, recommend a mask: horseradish mixed with grated apple (in a ratio of 1:1) and the mixture was put on face for 10-15 minutes.

To derive the freckles and age spots horseradish juice mixed with vodka (1:2) and lubricated. For the treatment of acne horseradish mixed with sour cream and a mask applied on the affected skin for 10-15 minutes.