Horseradish, (Cochlearria armoracia) is a versatle and healthy condiment that is also a very useful herb. Originally from Eastern Europe the horseradish is one of the five holy plants consumed by Ashkanazi Jews as part of Passover celebrations, the others being common horehound, nettle, lettuce, and coriander. The Germanic and Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe also ate horseradish as a condiment, thus it was nicknamed, "German Mustard"
Russians use a decoction of horseradish mixed with honey as a tonic they call hren and use it to clean the liver. Another German use was grated and applied to a fine cloth and used as a external poultice applied to pained areas for the treatment of gout , a sprain, or sciatica. Horseradish is very useful as wherever the tissue is congested or needs a rush of blood and circulation.
Horseradish can be made into a diuretic drink by grating the horseradish and mixing it with cider vinegar and letting the two sit for at least a hour straining out the liquid and drinking it. This is a hot tasting drink very rich in Pottasium.
Horseradish is extremely effective as a antiscorbutic to use to prevent or treat vitamin c deficiency including scurvy. Horseradish is extremely high in vitamin C, Glucosides, and the minerals potassium, sulphur, calcium, magnesium iron and phosphorus.
The herbalist Fritz Weiss states that horseradish is one of the most effective antibiotics against skin, lung and bladder infections. The medicinal properties of horseradish are Antibiotic, Anelgesic, aphrodisiac, a revitalizing tonic, a appetizer, a choleretic, a expectorant, a anti scorbiotic, a diuretic, a anti-inflammatory, a dissolvent, and a vermifuge and parasiticide.
A way to make a effective horseradish syrup uncooked of course is to take two cups of unpasturized honey (500g) and 8 ounces of fresh horseradish root. Cover the horseradish root with the fresh honey. cover the container with a lid that will keep out bugs and insects. By the end of a week a syrup will form along the top don't remove the roots for at least a month. For a 30 day cure take 1 tablespoon pure or diluted in water 3 times daily before your meals. This syrup is a excellent way to treat bronchitis, hoarseness, fatigue, arthritis and anemia.
To grow horseradish pick a spot with moist garden soil I put mulch from my composted chicken house litter for the nitrogen, in a area that you aren't going to need to disturb in a place in full sun. Horseradish plants grow very exurberently in this enviroment and are perennial,s that come up year after year and unless you are sure to remove all the root from your harvest will continue at the same spot.
The green herby perennial plant grow a foot and a half to over a yard tall with rank long green leaves. The attractive white flowers of horseradish plants cluster in a lanceolate growth. The horseradish taproot is a long brownish on the outside and white on the inside and has a distinctive tangy "horseradishy" scent.
You can use the flowers in June and the roots can be harvested in the late autumn when the leaves have frosted down.
Something to be careful about when using horseradish, either externally as a poultice or internally is that horseradish can be very caustic and also dilates the blood vessels so rely on common sense and use your senses to tell if if you think you might be taking a overdose, if it feels like you are taking to much... stop.
Finally Horseradish is of course a tasty addition to your home diet, as a marinade, pureed and of course grated as a tasty seasoning as well as added to ketchup as a great seasoning for your seafood and crayfish tails caught from your farm pond or lake.
Russians use a decoction of horseradish mixed with honey as a tonic they call hren and use it to clean the liver. Another German use was grated and applied to a fine cloth and used as a external poultice applied to pained areas for the treatment of gout , a sprain, or sciatica. Horseradish is very useful as wherever the tissue is congested or needs a rush of blood and circulation.
Horseradish can be made into a diuretic drink by grating the horseradish and mixing it with cider vinegar and letting the two sit for at least a hour straining out the liquid and drinking it. This is a hot tasting drink very rich in Pottasium.
Horseradish is extremely effective as a antiscorbutic to use to prevent or treat vitamin c deficiency including scurvy. Horseradish is extremely high in vitamin C, Glucosides, and the minerals potassium, sulphur, calcium, magnesium iron and phosphorus.
The herbalist Fritz Weiss states that horseradish is one of the most effective antibiotics against skin, lung and bladder infections. The medicinal properties of horseradish are Antibiotic, Anelgesic, aphrodisiac, a revitalizing tonic, a appetizer, a choleretic, a expectorant, a anti scorbiotic, a diuretic, a anti-inflammatory, a dissolvent, and a vermifuge and parasiticide.
A way to make a effective horseradish syrup uncooked of course is to take two cups of unpasturized honey (500g) and 8 ounces of fresh horseradish root. Cover the horseradish root with the fresh honey. cover the container with a lid that will keep out bugs and insects. By the end of a week a syrup will form along the top don't remove the roots for at least a month. For a 30 day cure take 1 tablespoon pure or diluted in water 3 times daily before your meals. This syrup is a excellent way to treat bronchitis, hoarseness, fatigue, arthritis and anemia.
To grow horseradish pick a spot with moist garden soil I put mulch from my composted chicken house litter for the nitrogen, in a area that you aren't going to need to disturb in a place in full sun. Horseradish plants grow very exurberently in this enviroment and are perennial,s that come up year after year and unless you are sure to remove all the root from your harvest will continue at the same spot.
The green herby perennial plant grow a foot and a half to over a yard tall with rank long green leaves. The attractive white flowers of horseradish plants cluster in a lanceolate growth. The horseradish taproot is a long brownish on the outside and white on the inside and has a distinctive tangy "horseradishy" scent.
You can use the flowers in June and the roots can be harvested in the late autumn when the leaves have frosted down.
Something to be careful about when using horseradish, either externally as a poultice or internally is that horseradish can be very caustic and also dilates the blood vessels so rely on common sense and use your senses to tell if if you think you might be taking a overdose, if it feels like you are taking to much... stop.
Finally Horseradish is of course a tasty addition to your home diet, as a marinade, pureed and of course grated as a tasty seasoning as well as added to ketchup as a great seasoning for your seafood and crayfish tails caught from your farm pond or lake.
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