Horseradish treatment: 5 homemade remedies
Horseradish is one of the most common garden plants. It is unpretentious and requires almost no maintenance. In many garden plots, horseradish, like a weed, grows exorbitantly and causes a lot of trouble for the owners. All parts of the plant are used for culinary purposes: hot spices are made from the root, the leaves are added to homemade canned food, meat and fish are baked in them.
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The use of horseradish in medicine is associated with the presence in its composition of a large amount of allyl (mustard) oil and lysozyme, which have a strong bactericidal effect. In addition, the plant is rich in B vitamins and ascorbic acid, as well as trace elements and phytoncides involved in the digestive processes.
Today we will tell you about those medicines that are easy to prepare from horseradish at home.
Raw juice
The juice squeezed from the roots or leaves of horseradish, before ingestion, must be diluted with water or other liquids to avoid burns of the mucous membrane. Traditional medicine advises using this product in the treatment of the following diseases:
- hypertonic disease. Mix 200 ml of honey, horseradish and carrot juices, add the juice of 1 lemon. The solution is taken 3 times a day 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after meals, 1-2 teaspoons. The course of treatment is 1.5-2 months. The product is stored for a long time in the refrigerator;
- disruption of the biliary tract, swelling, stagnation of fluid in the body. Juice of 2-3 lemons is added to 150 ml of horseradish juice, take 1 teaspoon before meals;
- inflammatory diseases of the throat and oral cavity. Horseradish juice is diluted in half with water and used for rinsing;
- seborrhea, baldness. Whole horseradish juice is rubbed into the scalp;
- acne. To get rid of acne, make a mask of horseradish juice and sour cream, mixed in equal parts.
Mixes and infusions with grated root
Grated horseradish root has been successfully used as an expectorant. With pleurisy and bronchitis, gruel is taken, mixing in equal parts with honey or granulated sugar.
For the treatment of rheumatism, 70 g of grated horseradish root is poured into 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and left for 2 hours. Then the mixture is placed in a gauze bag, which is dipped into a hot water bath intended for bathing the patient. The duration of the bath is 20 minutes. Then you need to wash off the oil from the skin in the shower (with warm water). To achieve a therapeutic effect, you need to carry out the procedure daily before bedtime for 2 weeks.
For liver diseases, an infusion prepared from equal parts of grated horseradish and boiling water is used. The mixture is left in a tightly sealed glass container until it cools. It is taken for 10 days, 3 times a day before meals, dissolving 2 tablespoons of the infusion in 100 ml of water. After a one-week break, the course can be repeated by halving the dosage.
Diabetics are advised to prepare a preparation that normalizes blood sugar levels from grated horseradish and kefir (it can be replaced with yogurt), taken in a ratio of 1:10. The mixture is infused in a sealed ceramic container for 24 hours, 1 tablespoon is consumed before each meal.
Horseradish root gruel is applied to sore spots with sciatica, radiculitis and neuralgia. Compresses are made from it to help relieve pain and swelling in case of joint inflammation.
An infusion of 1 tablespoon of grated root and 2 glasses of boiled water is taken 1/3 cup before meals to improve appetite.
Alcoholic root tincture
Healing tincture is prepared from horseradish root, cut into small shavings or chopped on a coarse grater. The raw materials are placed in a glass jar to half the height, filled to the top with vodka, infused for 10 days, then filtered. The remedy is taken 1 teaspoon 3 times a day for angina. Rinse the throat with diluted water infusion.
Alcohol tincture of horseradish root is a powerful bactericidal agent. It is used to disinfect the skin in the treatment of minor injuries (cuts, abrasions), purulent lesions.
Root infusions with beer and wine
The so-called horseradish wine is considered a very effective treatment for vitamin deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. To prepare the preparation, 90 g of chopped horseradish roots and 6 g of ginger root are poured into 700 ml of white grape wine. The mixture is kept for 12 hours, then filtered, taken 2-3 times a day, 100 ml.
The infusion of horseradish root on beer also has healing properties. It is recommended for use in case of stagnation of fluid in the body caused by urinary tract atony. The drug is prepared as follows:
- grind 150 g of horseradish root and pour 500-700 ml of beer;
- insist in a sealed container for a day;
- filter and add 30 ml of sugar syrup.
The dosage and regimen of admission are selected individually, based on the patient's condition. This remedy not only relieves swelling, but also helps to improve the functioning of the male reproductive system.
Leaf and flower preparations
Horseradish leaves have long been used for external treatment of sore joints, as well as for getting rid of heel spurs. An alcoholic infusion of crushed greens is considered a good way to cleanse the body and increase overall tone.
In folk medicine, horseradish flowers are used in the treatment of malignant neoplasms. The tool is prepared from cut and crushed peduncles. A liter glass jar is loosely filled with raw materials, poured to the top with vodka and insisted in a dark place for 8-10 days, 1 teaspoon is taken 3 times a day, diluting the tincture with water or herbal tea.
The use of horseradish preparations requires caution, since all parts of the plant contain substances that can cause burns to mucous membranes and sensitive skin areas. If the dosage is exceeded, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may occur.
Funds made from horseradish should not be taken in case of exacerbations of diseases of the digestive system, severe damage to the kidneys and liver, as well as in case of individual intolerance. It is not recommended to treat pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children with horseradish.
The substances that make up the plant are capable of increasing bleeding. In addition, they do not combine well with some pharmaceutical preparations. Therefore, before using horseradish for therapeutic purposes, you should consult your doctor.
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Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, specialty "General Medicine".
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