Tasty and useful properties of horseradish and lemon

Contents:

• Useful properties of horseradish
• Recipes with lemon horseradish
• Horseradish recipe at home
• The recipe horseradish with beets

About the medicinal properties of horseradish has been known since BC, when the Greeks used it as a tonic and rubbing. In our country, the plant was brought from South-Eastern Europe, although many believe hell native Russian plant as it grew Slavs in the 9th century.

Now the root is used not only as a condiment for meat dishes, but the recipe for the preparation of home cosmetic, therapeutic and restorative means.

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Useful properties of horseradish

Preparation of the healing root intended for internal use, and exterior. Horseradish has healing properties due to its content of mustard essential oil, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, amino acids and enzymes. Essential oil improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, and gives the food a spicy pungent flavor.

Widely used horseradish root for cosmetic procedures, as it promotes skin rejuvenation, stimulates hair growth head and removes toxins.

Preparation of horseradish in diseases such expedient:

• Anemia, angina pectoris;
• Hypertension and diseases of the circulatory system;
• Gastritis with low acidity;
• Stones in the kidneys;
• Colds, viral diseases;
• Inflammation of the upper respiratory tract;
• Brown spots and freckles;
• Hair loss;
• Poor appetite
• Also, horseradish is used as an anesthetic.

When all of the advantages of horseradish has a number of contraindications. Like all medicinal plants, the root is used on doctor's advice, and in appropriate amounts.

The root of horseradish - is, above all, hot spices, which is contraindicated in any inflammation. The use of horseradish in large quantities can cause hypertension. Special care must be people who are characterized by:

• Increased acidity of the stomach;
• Inflammation in the gastrointestinal system;
• Kidney and liver diseases.

For external use should also be careful: prolonged infusion of horseradish interaction with the skin can cause burns on it. Thus, horseradish - medicinal and useful plants, which should be consumed in small doses.

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Recipes with lemon horseradish

The beneficial effect has cooking horseradish and lemon for coughs, colds, sore throat and skin lightening.

There is an old recipe that effectively helps with bronchitis and cough. To make it, you need to take 150 g of horseradish, wash, peel and mince. The resulting mixture was squeeze the juice of two lemons medium. Composition thoroughly mixed and put in the refrigerator: the medicine is ready. The prepared mixture is take 1 ch. L. in the morning before a meal to adults and children - half hours. l. But children can be given a medication with only 5 years of age. If the disease is not running, in a few days already showing the first positive results. This tool is very good and the common cold.

When inflammation of the throat makes this recipe:

1. 150 g washed and peeled horseradish should grate.
2. Pour the resulting pulp 1 tbsp. of boiling water and cover the top;
3. Infuse for 30 minutes and strain. The resulting infusion gargle. This composition has excellent antibacterial properties. They can treat inflammation of the oral mucosa. And to improve appetite received the drug should take 1 tbsp. l. half an hour before a meal.

To lighten the skin of age spots can make cosmetic mask:

1. Purified horseradish grate.
2. Add a few drops of lemon and grated apple. All thoroughly.
3. Apply gruel on clean skin is not more than 1 time per month. This mask perfectly refreshes and tones the face, improves and enriches the skin with vitamins.

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Horseradish recipe at home

To prepare spicy seasoning required:

• Horseradish root 1, 5 kg;
• Lemon 1 pc .;
• Salt 1 tbsp. L .;
• Sugar 3 tbsp. L .;
• Water

The rhizomes should be a good wash, peel and mince. The resulting slurry, add salt, sugar and pour the boiling water until the consistency of thick cream. The mixture is mixed thoroughly and put in a container. In each jar add a few drops of lemon juice. The spice in jars tightly and refrigerate.

Serve with horseradish lemon fish and meat dishes. The prepared mixture is well kept in the refrigerator for 2-3 months. When applying spices to dishes horseradish can be mixed with sour cream.

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The recipe horseradish with beets

The preparation of this recipe is particularly prevalent in the Ukrainian cuisine. Beetroot gives a mixture of delicious red and spicy sweet taste. We need these ingredients:

• Rhizomes horseradish 10-12 pcs .;
• Beet table 1 pc .;
• Sugar, salt to taste;
• Vinegar.

Clean the roots and wash thoroughly. Then soak hell in very cold water for 5-6 hours. This will reduce the pungency plant, which will allow to prepare a seasoning.

Then the roots are ground either mince or rubbed on a fine grater. To smell does not eat away your eyes, put a bag of meat grinder. To avoid such problems, it is ideal Grinder.

Further, the pulverized raw beets on a grater. From the resulting pulp squeeze the juice. The slurry was added horseradish beet juice, all mixed thoroughly and add 2 tbsp. l. edible vinegar. If the mixture was very thick, of the need to add a little boiled cooled water to the consistency of liquid sour cream.

The composition of cooked add salt, sugar to taste. After thorough mixing, horseradish with beets are laid out on the jars, sealed and put in the fridge. The mixture is ready. The next day may be fed to the jellied meat and fish.

Bon Appetit!