The large white radish has long been called "little ginseng" in China. The old saying goes that "when radishes come onto the market, nobody will go to the pharmacies."
Nutritive value and benefits of radish:
Radishes are moderately high in Vitamin C, carotene and contain properties that appear to be beneficial for symptoms of colds, flu, fever, cough, respiratory problems, and digestive disorders. And Radishes can aid digestion, dissolve phlegm, and reinforce energy as well as clear a stuffy nose, ease sore joints, even help you sober up.
Apart from above benefits, radish is a good appetizer, mouth and breathe freshener, laxative, regulates metabolism, improves blood circulation, is a good treatment for headache, acidity, constipation, nausea, obesity, sore throat, whooping cough, gastric problems, gallbladder stones, dyspepsia etc.
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Health Benefits of Radish :
The benefits of radish against certain ailments and on certain body parts are listed below:
Radishes are delicious! In Asian cooking, they're used to make lop bak goh (not sure about spelling) a savoury steamed, and often fried, 'radish cake' which can also be made with turnip. In Korea, one form of Kimchi is radish kimchi, where radish is seasoned with salt and chili and eaten as a starter/side dish at almost every meal.
Radishes are a very low calorie root vegetable. Fresh radish root provides just 16 calories per 100 grams; nonetheless; they are a very good source of antioxidants, electrolytes, minerals, vitamins, and fiber. Like other cruciferous and Brassica family vegetables, radishes contain allyl-isothiocyanates, which fight bladder cancer, and sulforaphane, which fights prostate, breast, colon, and ovarian cancers by inhibiting the growth of cancer cells and causing them to die.
Fresh radish roots are rich in vitamin C; they provide about 15 milligrams, or 25% of Daily Value (DV) of vitamin C per 100 grams. In addition, they contain adequate levels of folate, vitamin B6, riboflavin, thiamine, and minerals such as iron, magnesium, copper, and calcium. Radishes contain potassium, an important component of cell and body fluids that plays an important role in lowering blood pressure by countering the detrimental effects of sodium and regulating fluid balance. It is an electrolyte that helps regulate the natural rhythm of the heart, and maintains normal function of the brain and central nervous system. Potassium also assists in storing carbohydrates that are used as fuel by the muscles, and promotes regular muscle growth. Further, they contain many phytochemicals like indoles which are detoxifying agents, caffeic acid salicylic acid, which are anti-inflammatory, and pelargonidin, oxalic acid, zea-xanthin, lutein, and beta carotene, which are antioxidants.
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by subhrajit dey of k.v. janakpuri
the radish plants root system is a fleshy root.
A radish is a plant-- All plants are producers, therefore a radish is a producer.
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radish is a vegetable. Vascular plant have pipes to transport water and food. Non Vascular plants dont
The "flea beetle"
yes
sunlight
no Although carrot and radish both store food in their tap roots, they belong to different families of flowering plants. Carrot belongs to Lamiaceae and radish belongs to Brassicaceae.
A carrot is an angiosperm
Yes. following this they produce seed
Carrot, radish, potato, garlic ect.
The following are several examples of plants with a taproot system: Carrot Radish Dandelion Parsnip Burdock