Folk remedy for cough and flu - green radish with honey. Benefits and harm, composition and recipes

Green radish is not only a delicious vegetable used in cooking, but also a very useful root crop used in folk medicine. Due to its composition, it has a number of useful properties that help in the fight against cough and flu.

From this article you will learn the recipes for the preparation of medicines for adults and children, as well as how to take the medicine and what are the contraindications.

Chemical composition

Green radish has a very rich chemical composition, which makes it very useful. It contains vitamins, macro- and microelements, essential oils. Further about everything in more detail.

KBZhU green radish per 100 grams:

• kilocalories - 32-35;
• proteins - 2 grams;
• fats - 0.2 grams;
• carbohydrates - 6.5 grams.

The content of vitamins in 100 grams:

Title	Content mg
Ascorbic acid (C)	29
Niacin (PP)	0,3
Pantothenic Acid (B3)	0,2
Pyridoxine (B6)	0,06
Retinol (A)	3 * 10-4
Riboflavin (B2)	0,03
Thiamine (B1)	0, 03
Tocopherol (E)	0,1

Due to the high glycemic index (15 units), diabetics are advised to eat radish for food to lower their blood sugar.

The number of macronutrients in 100 grams:

Title	Amount mg
Ca (calcium)	35
K (potassium)	350
Mg (magnesium)	21
Na (sodium)	13
P (phosphorus)	26

The content of trace elements in 100 g:

Title	Content mg
Cu (copper)	0,115
Fe (iron)	0,4
Mn (Magnesium)	0,038
Se (selenium)	0,0007
Zn (zinc)	0,15

The greatest benefit comes from radish in combination with honey. Since it also contains a number of useful substances that have healing qualities. These are substances such as:

• vitamin C;
• vitamins from group B;
• almost all elements of the periodic table;
• natural antibiotics;
• simple sugars.

With the combination of the beneficial components of these two products, an indispensable antitussive drug is formed that helps with colds, boosts immunity, and has antibacterial and wound healing properties.

So that honey does not lose its healing properties, it should be properly stored. This should be a room in which there is always room temperature and moderate humidity.

Benefit and harm

Useful properties of green radish:

• treatment of sore throat;
• vasodilating effect;
• strengthening immunity;
• increase the body's defenses;
• antibacterial properties;
• Improving the appetite and functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
• struggling with constipation;
• lowers blood sugar;
• removes toxins from the body.

Due to the rapid breakdown of fats, radish is actively used in weight loss diets.

Contraindications when using radish with honey:

1. Allergy to honey.
2. Diseases of the liver or kidneys.
3. Gastritis.
4. Colic.
5. Poor blood coagulation.
6. Stomach problems.
7. Gastric or duodenal ulcer.

Recipes

The combination of green radish is most often used in the treatment of colds. Next, the basic recipes for the preparation of medicinal compositions and their use will be considered.

How to cook?

Ingredients:

• 1 medium-sized radish;
• 2-3 tablespoons of honey.

Classic cooking

You should not take a large radish or soft, this is evidence of overripening, which means there are fewer useful substances in the composition.

Stages:

1. Wash the vegetable well.
2. Cut the tail with the top.
3. Put the radish in the mug so that it is constantly in an upright position.
4. Make a recess with walls equal to 1 centimeter.
5. Pour honey into the resulting hole.
6. Cover with cut portion.
7. Leave until juice is excreted.

Within 6 hours, about 30 milliliters of juice can stand out.

Simplified recipe

Stages:

1. Wash well radish.
2. Peel the vegetable.
3. Cut into small cubes.
4. Put everything in a jar or other glass container.
5. Add honey.
6. Mix well.
7. Close the lid.
8. Let it brew for 5 hours until the juice is released.

How to use?

Reception of a radish in many respects depends on the shown symptoms. Having carefully analyzed the patient's condition, you should choose the necessary course of treatment.

1. Slight weakness, rare cough, lack of fever and snot. A preventive measure to strengthen the body's defenses: 2 tablespoons 6 times a day (2 times in the morning, afternoon and evening).
2. Runny nose, dry cough and cramping. To alleviate cough and sputum discharge: 1 tablespoon 3 times a day every day.
3. Wet cough, chills, malaise. Use with caution in 1 tablespoon 2 times a day.
4. Severe cough, poor expectoration, night cough. Before approaching spasm, 1 tablespoon 2 times a day.

Radish should be used half an hour after eating or taking medication. If at night the patient suffers from a severe cough, then a one-time intake of 1 tablespoon of the composition is allowed.

Cough for children

• When taken in children, radish juice with honey is diluted in warm milk and given half an hour before a meal.
• Also, in the treatment of children, inhalation with radish is often done. This procedure helps to remove swelling from the upper respiratory tract. It is carried out as follows: the peeled radish is placed in a hermetically sealed container and left for 30 minutes. Then open and give the child several times to inhale.
• Another way is to grind the composition of the radish with honey. It helps cough with bronchitis and pneumonia. Before carrying the mixture, the baby's skin is lubricated with baby cream to prevent burns.

Honey should not be introduced into the diet of a child under 2 years old, even for medicinal purposes.

Against flu

The most important thing for a patient during an illness is the support of immunity. The composition of green radish and honey will cope not only with this task, but also facilitate coughing, dryness and sore throat.

A quick way to cook radish with honey for the treatment of influenza:

1. Wash the vegetable.
2. Peel the peel from the radish.
3. Grate the flesh on a fine grater.
4. Put the pulp in cheesecloth and squeeze the juice.
5. Add 2 tablespoons of honey to the juice.
6. Mix well.
7. Drink up.

As you can see, the combination of green radish with honey can help with various diseases. The main thing in the treatment is to observe the ratio of components and do not forget about contraindications. If such a mixture is planned to be given to the child, then it is best to consult with your doctor.

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