Horseradish is known to many as a spicy, acute culinary supplement. But cooking is by no means the only sphere of its application. The stern of this representative of the genus Cabbage is actively used in folk medicine. All due to the fact that horseradish leaves have useful properties and a few contraindications. They are used to treat various ailments. And often the therapy gives very good results.
Medicinal properties of horseradish leaves
As with any other medicinal plant, horseradish has managed to win over the adherents of alternative therapies due to its diverse and rich composition. In it there was a place for:
- phytoncids;
- vitamins of group B, PP, C;
- carotene;
- manganese;
- Selena;
- copper;
- calcium;
- potassium;
- sulfur;
- zinc;
- phosphorus;
- sodium.
These components and provided all the useful properties of horseradish leaves. A plant can:
- compensate for the lack of vitamins;
- antiseptic and antibacterial action;
- to remove pigment spots and freckles;
- treat bruises;
- to get rid of cough;
- cleanse of toxins;
- Prevent accumulation of salts;
- stimulate metabolic processes;
- to arouse appetite;
- to activate the activity of the organs of the digestive tract;
- prevent constipation;
- to destroy the hepatitis virus (as part of complex therapy);
- tone up the body;
- treat fungal lesions;
- relieve inflammation;
- stabilize the liver.
Recipes for the use of beneficial properties and contraindications for horseradish leaves
Use pure horseradish for treatment is not recommended. The plant is rather concentrated. To ensure that the therapy does not bring unexpectedly unpleasant results, it is desirable to mix the leaves with other components:
- Antibacterial properties of horseradish leaves are provided both for internal and external application. From them prepare healing infusions, which are drunk, and for compresses or lotions are used.
- To eliminate freckles, a detailed plant is recommended to mix with a grated apple. The resulting gruel is used as a mask or a basis for lotions.
- For the treatment of gastritis, you can lubricate a small piece of black bread with a dried horseradish and eat before eating.
- Normalize the level of sugar in the blood in diabetes will help infused during the day and a strained mixture of milk with chopped greens.
- Useful properties of horseradish leaves are used for the treatment of leg joints. Extremely effective compresses. The whole plant is applied to the sore spot, wrapped in film and wrapped in a warm scarf or scarf.
- Get rid of bronchitis helps horseradish with lemon juice. Drink such a drug you need one teaspoon in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Quickly relieve pain with sore throat rubbed leaves with honey. Eat on the tea spoon the remedy follows every hour.
- Use horseradish can and with inflammation of the gums . Rinses with infusion on vodka quite quickly eliminate the symptoms of the inflammatory process.
Contraindications to horseradish
Against the background of the numerous useful and medicinal properties of horseradish leaves, contraindications to their use seem frivolous. Nevertheless, they are and they must be taken into account when starting therapy.
It is undesirable to use horseradish as a remedy to people with:
- gastritis with high acidity;
- stomach ulcers or duodenal ulcers;
- kidney diseases.
Abandon the use of plants should also be for future mothers.
Do not forget that the abuse of horseradish leaves can lead to digestion disorders.