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Horseradish Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia

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Horseradish roots
Horseradish roots
Common Names
Horseradish ,
Botanical Name
Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia
Family
BRASSICACEAE or CRUCIFERAE Cabbage Family
Horseradish Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis * Bronchitis * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Cough * Fungus Infections * Herpes * Rheumatoid Arthritis * Scabies/Lice *
Properties: Antibacterial* Diuretic* Circulation*
Parts Used: grated root, seldom leaves
Constituents:Sinigrin (a glycoside which combined with water yields mustard oil), vitamin C, asparagin, resin

Horseradish or 'prepared horseradish' to refers to the grated root of the horseradish plant mixed with vinegar. Prepared horseradish is white to creamy-beige in color. The grated fresh root,mixed with vinegar is used for medicinal purposes, as a powerful circulatory stimulant, diuretic effects and antibiotic properties. Horseradish had been used as a traditional folk remedy for gout and rheumatism, and the pungent oils in horseradish will clear sinus congestion.

Horseradish is used in sauces and as a conditment worldwide in everything from Japanese wasabi to Arby's "horsey" sauce here in the US.

Side Effects:
Overuse may blister the skin. Do not use it if your thyroid function is low or if taking thyroxine
How to Use: Horseradish
Preparation Methods :Fresh grated root, (avoid getting the acrid essential oil in the eyes) and combine it with cider vinegar and honey. Use it externally as a poultice or plaster for rheumatic joints and to stimulate blood flow. Mabey, Richard ,53 One to two tablespoons of fresh grated root daily, 1/2 teaspoon tincture, or as mush horseradish dressing as your tastebuds will allow. (Duke, James A., 129)

remedyRemedies using : Horseradish

Horseradish for :Lung infections
Lung infections Horseradish is a powerful circulatory stimulant with antibiotic properties due to the mustard oil it contains. It is effective for lung and urinary infections because mustard oil is excreted through these channels

Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Horseradish for :Clogged Sinuses
Clogged Sinuses Horseradish contains therapeutic sulfur-containing compounds that kill germs, stimulate blood flow and pack a wallop when it comes to opening up the sinuses and blowing out congestion.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Horseradish for :Digestion, Diuretic
Digestion, Diuretic Taken with oily fish or rich meat, either by itself or steeped in vinegar, or in a plain sauce, it acts as an excellent stimulant to the digestive organs, and as a spur to complete digestion. It is a very strong diuretic, and was employed by old herbalists in calculus and like affections. The root is expectorant, antiscorbutic, and if taken too freely, emetic. It contains so much sulphur that it is serviceable used externally as a rubefacient in chronic rheumatism and in paralytic complaints.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)


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referencesHorseradish Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis * Bronchitis * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Cough * Fungus Infections * Herpes * Rheumatoid Arthritis * Scabies/Lice *
Plant Description

Horseradish garden plants
Horseradish garden plants

This plant has been in cultivation from the earliest times, but its exact place of origin seems to be obscure. Hooker considers that it is possibly a cultivated form of Cochlearia macrocarpa, a native of Hungary; other authorities consider it indigenous to the eastern parts of Europe, from the Caspian and through Russia and Poland to Finland. It grows up to 1.5 metres (five feet) tall and is mainly cultivated for its large white, tapered root. Grieve, Maude Modern Herbal (1931)

Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
historyBoth the root and leaves of horseradish were universally used as a medicine during the Middle Ages, and as a condiment in Denmark and Germany. It was known in England as 'Red Cole' in the time of Turner (1548), but is not mentioned by him as a condiment. The root was included in the Materia Medica of the London Pharmacopoeias of the eighteenth century, under the name of R. rusticanus, the same name Gerard gave it. Its present botanical name, Cochlearia Armoracia, was given it by Linnaeus, Cochleare being the name of an old-fashioned spoon to which its long leaves are supposed to bear a resemblance. The popular English name, Horseradish, means a coarse radish, to distinguish it from the edible radish (R. sativus), the prefix 'Horse' being often used thus, comp. Horse-Mint, Horse Chestnut. It was formerly also known as the Mountain Radish and Great Raifort. Grieve, Maude Modern Herbal (1931)
Astrology:
folklore They are both under Mars. The juice of Horse-raddish given to drink, is held to be very effectual for the scurvy. It kills the worms in children, being drank, and also laid upon the belly. The root bruised and laid to the place grieved with the sciatica, joint-ache, or the hard swellings of the liver and spleen, doth wonderfully help them all. The distilled water of the herb and root is more familiar to be taken with a little sugar for all the purposes aforesaid. Nicholas Culpeper

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