In China, radish is affectionately known as "little ginseng," and there are popular sayings like "When radishes are on the market, doctors are idle" and "When radishes enter the city, doctors close their doors." Da bai radish is an indispensable dish on many family dinner tables in the winter. Besides being used in soups and stir-fries, white radish has many new ways of being eaten and can also be used for targeted treatments.
Radish's Therapeutic Effects
Radish contains various trace elements that can induce the human body to produce its own interferon, which can enhance the body's immunity and inhibit the growth of cancer cells, making it significant for cancer prevention and treatment. The mustard oil and dietary fiber in radish can promote gastrointestinal motility and help expel waste from the body. Eating radish regularly can lower blood lipids, soften blood vessels, stabilize blood pressure, and prevent diseases such as coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and cholelithiasis.
Delicious Radish Recipes
Boiled Radish is Better Than Stomach Medicine
The vitamin C in radish helps eliminate waste from the body and promotes metabolism. Especially for white radish or water radish, the enzymes they are rich in can aid digestion.
Typically, these enzymes can absorb starch from food and more importantly, resolve indigestion in the stomach, providing a great digestive effect and preventing stomachaches and stomach ulcers.
When you have a rich meal, you can make a cabbage and radish soup. Not only is it delicious, but it can also speed up digestion and nourish and warm the stomach.
The method is very simple. Wash da bai cabbage, white radish, and carrots, cut them into long strips of similar size, and blanch them in boiling water, then set aside. Heat a wok, add an appropriate amount of oil and heat to 50% hot, stir-fry the chili paste until fragrant, then pour in the clear broth. Add the white radish, carrots, and tofu to the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then add the da bai cabbage and bring to a boil again. Season with salt and monosodium glutamate, and finally sprinkle with chopped coriander before serving.
"Radish Candy" Relieves Sore Throat
Radish contains a certain amount of mustard oil, which gives it a natural spicy flavor. Combined with its anti-inflammatory properties, radish can be used to solve annoying problems like a sore throat and stuffy nose caused by colds in the winter.
You can shred the white radish and squeeze out the juice. Prepare a piece of gauze, apply the radish juice to it, or use a cotton ball to soak up the juice and place it in the nostril. Repeat this 2-3 times, for about 5 minutes each time, and the symptoms of a stuffy nose will naturally be relieved.
For those with a sore throat, you can make your own "radish candy." Cut the radish into small pieces, marinate them with an appropriate amount of honey, and once the radish pieces float in the honey, take them out. Eat a little whenever you have a sore throat, and your condition will be relieved to some extent.