Black radish juice is a magical natural remedy. With frequent colds, such therapy is a real salvation when you do not want to abuse the use of pharmacies. But he, like any other medicine, has his own indications for use and situations when this remedy cannot be used.
How, by adding some honey to black radish, to make a curative medicine for cough and flu from a root crop, how effective is such a treatment, and when it is better to use other methods, we will look further in this article. You can also watch a useful video on this topic.
Chemical composition
This bitter nectar, despite the originality of taste, is ready to compete in favor of the title of an ideal vitamin balance. Judge for yourself, the chemical composition of radish juice includes:
- vitamins of groups A, B, C, E;
- various minerals;
- many essential oils;
- some organic acids;
- calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron;
- glucosides (substances that have antimicrobial action).
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.
Important: The energy ratio of protein, fat and carbohydrate radish looks like this: 21%: 5%: 74%.
Black radish is extremely useful.. The peculiarity of its composition is that only one hundred grams of the fruit contains more than 30% of the daily requirement of vitamin C and 14% of potassium. Vitamin C has a powerful immune stimulating effect, and potassium contributes to the normalization of pressure and water-acid balance in the body.
A photo
It looks like a root vegetable in the photo.
Benefit and harm
Honey is not for nothing considered the most valuable product and a storehouse of vitamins. And if you combine honey and rare juice, you get a truly unique means by its properties. Each of the components enhances the beneficial effect of the other. Since ancient times honey has been treated for colds, it is enough to recall such a remedy as milk with honey, known to everyone since childhood.
Black radish contains a complex of special substances - phytoncides, which have immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory and mucolytic properties. 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 with fructose, glucose, protein compounds, essential trace elements, vitamins (A, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, E, H, K).
What does this miracle cure help from? The indications for ingestion of black radish juice with honey can be considered:
- ARVI and ARI;
- flu;
- tracheitis;
- pneumonia;
- whooping cough;
- bronchitis;
- tuberculosis.
However, before starting to prepare natural medicine for cough and other diseases, should be familiar with the contraindications to the use of honey and black radish. Even with the longest treatment of black radish, doctors do not recommend using its juice for more than three weeks in a row for adults and more than one week for children.
So, honey is not recommended to use in the following cases:
- individual intolerance;
- diabetes;
- overweight.
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.
Both the benefits and harm of radish honey 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.
Recipes step by step: how to prepare a tool for adults and children?
To get an effective medicine, we need:
- honey - only high quality and natural;
- black radish, pre washed.
It is considered that the most effective properties are not of young radish, but already sprouted, rather large sizes. Because just such a fruit has managed to absorb the maximum amount of beneficial vitamins and minerals.
Classic recipe
To do this, dry the previously prepared radish with a paper towel, cut off the "lid" on top of the fruit, remove part of the pulp with a sharp knife or spoon, without touching the walls and bottom of our radish.- Then, the resulting “cup” is filled with honey for 2/3 of the volume and left overnight in any container (since the rare juice can be released through the walls of the root crop and soil everything around it). The juice obtained in the radish will be our delicious medicine.
To do this, dry the previously prepared radish with a paper towel, cut off the "lid" on top of the fruit, remove part of the pulp with a sharp knife or spoon, without touching the walls and bottom of our radish.We recommend to watch a video about cooking black radish with honey about cough according to the classic recipe:
Without peel pieces
If the classic way seems too complicated to you (sometimes there are problems in order to carefully remove all the flesh from the middle of the radish), then there is an alternative. You will need to peel the radish, cut into thin slices and mix with honey.
In this case, the proportions in the preparation of the following: 3 parts of radish are taken for 1 part of honey. This tool is left to cook at room temperature overnight (about 8-12 hours).
Quick recipe
If you do not have time for the above methods, and treatment should be started immediately, then You can use the so-called express method of cooking black radish juice with honey.
- Peel radish, finely chop and chop it through a meat grinder or blender.
- The resulting porridge mass must be pressed using a sieve or gauze and mixed with honey. On 1 root crop it is enough to take 2-3 tablespoons of bee nectar.
Board: It should be noted that with this method it is necessary to thoroughly mix the rare juice with honey; if necessary, you can even beat these two products until homogeneous.
The course of treatment: how to take?
Before we talk about the treatment of radish with honey of various diseases, it is worth saying how to give such a remedy to children. Both radish and honey have a sufficient list of contraindications.therefore, it is worthwhile to delay this therapy until the child reaches the age of four.
From cough
The most popular reason for the use of this medication are various colds. Especially hard treatment is bronchitis and here additional therapy with a tasty remedy will come in handy. Radish has anti-edematous properties, helps reduce laryngeal and bronchial edema, reduces the likelihood of bronchial obstruction.
It is recommended to take rare juice one tablespoon up to 6 times a day 30 minutes after a meal. The course of treatment usually continues until recovery, but not more than 2 weeks. By reducing the dose to 3 spoons per day, you can heal longer - up to 3 weeks. This may be necessary for chronic forms of cough.
For children, radish with honey is prepared in the same way. For the first time, the baby is given ½ tsp.to check the reaction of the body. If there are no allergic reactions, treatment is continued on a teaspoon 3-4 times a day until recovery. More than 7-10 days, the treatment of radish in children can not continue!
Flu
For the treatment of colds and flu, radish juice is used according to the following scheme: 1 tablespoon after each meal. For children, the principle of administration is the same, but the dosage is reduced to 1 tsp. The course of treatment is 1 week.
Can I use during pregnancy?
It is rather difficult for future mothers in case of illness to choose a medicine that will not harm their baby. Of course, in this situation, the first thing that comes to mind is traditional medicine, one of the means of which is radish juice with honey. but you shouldn't forget that honey is the most powerful allergen and the use of such a product during pregnancy can adversely affect both the health of the mother and her child.
There is no unequivocal answer to the question “is it possible to use radish with honey in pregnant women?” Therefore, it is better to consult with your doctor, especially since the life and health of the baby in the womb is at stake.
In any case, if it became necessary to treat a cold, natural remedy is always better than chemical drugs. But there is a difference with what to use honey during pregnancy. Doctors do not advise using it with black radish juice. The main contraindication is that radish contains essential oils that can tone the uterus, which can be a threat to the carrying of the fetus. Therefore, it is better to refuse this popular medicine during pregnancy.
Despite the concerns of doctors, many expectant mothers still take radish with honey during pregnancy. The resulting juice should be consumed 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day. But it is still better to consult a doctor before taking the reception.
Conclusion
Summing up, it is worth noting that black radish juice with honey is an effective medicine in the fight against colds. However, it is not always possible to use such a remedy, therefore, before starting such treatment, it is worth exploring all the contraindications, consulting a doctor and carefully following the recommendations. Health to you!
