The second name for green radish is Margilan. This unusual root vegetable belongs to the cabbage family.
This radish owes its name to the city of Margilan, in which it was bred, it is located in Uzbekistan.
The chemical composition of the vegetable is very similar to the more common and common black radish in Russia, and therefore many people have repeatedly wondered which of the varieties of this root crop is considered more useful.
What grade is more useful?
Black and green radish differ in appearance and taste, but which one is more useful? Often varieties are used for different purposes.
| Green radish | Black radish | |
| Beneficial features | Large amounts of vitamin a | A large number of various beneficial and essential vitamins, trace elements |
| Used to prepare various dishes. | Often used for medicinal purposes. | |
| The structure of the pulp is less solid, and therefore it is more pleasant to eat. | ||
| A small number of contraindications for eating | ||
| Pleasant, neutral taste, as there is no mustard oil in the chemical composition | ||
| Contains a small amount of calories, making it a dietary product. | ||
| Harmful properties | A large number of contraindications for eating | |
| Unpleasant bitter taste due to the high content of mustard oil |
As you can see, from the table above, green radish has a large number of useful properties, but only if we consider this vegetable from the point of view of the food product. For the preparation of folk recipes for medicinal purposes, it is better to use black radish, as it contains more vitamins and other beneficial substances than green. It is quite difficult to talk about which vegetable is more useful, since both are useful, but each has its own way. Next, let's talk about what exactly is useful green root for the human body and how to eat it, so as not to harm.
Useful properties for human health
Green radish can be consumed in different forms, most people prefer to eat fresh vegetables, adding it to various salads, they also put it in soups and pickle. It is worth noting that raw root vegetable retains all its vitamins and other beneficial substances, when cooked, they become smaller, especially when boiled, vitamin C dies very quickly. As for pickled green radish, it retains most of the minerals needed by the human body, in particular, such as magnesium and calcium.
Margelanskaya radish is useful for eating men, women and children, as it has the following properties:
- Cleans the body from cholesterol and removes toxins.
- It has a choleretic and diuretic effect.
- Lowers blood sugar levels.
- Potassium in the composition of the vegetable normalizes the work of the heart, and iron helps to increase hemoglobin.
- Retinol and carotene in the composition of the root helps to improve vision.
- Ascorbic acid enhances and strengthens the immune system.
Reference! Due to the fact that this root crop is an excellent detoxifier, rich in vitamin C and folic acid, it helps in the treatment of various types of oncological diseases, for example, cancer of the colon, oral cavity, stomach and intestines.
For men
With age, many men begin to suffer from disorders of the genitourinary system. Before you begin treatment with drugs, you can try to drink green radish juice. It cures inflammation, relieves burning sensation during urination, cleans the kidneys and prevents the infection from spreading to other organs of the genitourinary system. In addition, this Vegetable helps to prevent constipation, which often cause hemorrhoids. Also, this root is used to treat gout and joints with rheumatism.
For women
About the benefits of this vegetable for women can talk almost indefinitely. Besides the fact that it is useful for the body, it is often used for cosmetic purposes. Various masks with the addition of this root have the following valuable properties:
- clean and disinfect the skin;
- normalize the sebaceous glands;
- have a drying effect;
- improve the complexion;
- contribute to increased blood flow to the upper layers of the epidermis.
It should be noted that the owners of sensitive skin should not use face masks with radish in the composition.
Also Radish juice is used to make home rinsing for loose and damaged hair. In addition, due to the small number of calories in its composition, the vegetable is considered dietary.
For kids
Parents often wonder if a root vegetable is good for babies. Many children can not boast of strong immunity, so they often get sick. To strengthen the immune system, some pediatricians recommend including green radish in the diet of children. In addition, this root vegetable copes well with diseases of the respiratory system, for example, bronchitis and asthma, as it contains substances that relieve the throat, nose and lungs from stagnation and blockage caused by respiratory diseases, infections and allergies. Green radish protects the respiratory tract from pathogens.
It is worth noting that this a vegetable can also be used to treat insect bites, which children are so often exposed to. It has an anti-inflammatory effect, well soothes itching after a bee sting, hornet or wasp. Root juice soothes the skin on the damaged area, relieves swelling and reduces pain.
Contraindications
Despite all its beneficial properties, the vegetable is not allowed to be eaten in uncontrolled quantities, as this can harm health. The main contraindications to the use of green radish are as follows:
- stomach diseases (ulcer, gastritis, pancreatitis, etc.);
- increased flatulence;
- heart disease;
- kidney and liver disease;
- increased acidity of the stomach;
- diseases of the colon and small intestine.
How to eat?
Doctors and nutritionists do not recommend eating more than 150 grams of green radish per day. Children should not be given this vegetable more than 2-3 times a week, one portion also should not exceed 150 grams. It should be noted that this root crop is generally not recommended to be included in the diet of children under three years old.
Adults and children who have reached the age of three can eat a root crop in any form, that is, fresh in salads, add it to the soup or pickle. The number of pickled vegetables in the menu should also be limited so as not to harm the stomach.
Alternative root vegetables - what can you eat instead?
If for some reason you do not like the taste of green radish, you can try to eat daikon or white radish instead, but it is worth remembering that this vegetable variety contains essential oils that can cause allergies or intestinal problems if you eat it large quantities.
Green radish contains a large amount of vitamins and nutrients with a reasonable use of food contributes to the improvement of the body. If there are no contraindications to use, then it is worth using it to diversify your usual diet.
