RADISH
THE ROOT THAT HEALS
Radish
is cultivated through out the world round the year. Radish root are white or
pink in colour. From ancient times, Radish is used as a food and also in medicinal
remedies. According to Hakeem Hashmi, an eminent unani physician from India,
Radish is unparallel in curing stomach ailments. All the parts of radish including
its seed, stalks, beans, root, leaves, are used in food and medicine. Radish
is an unique root, having hot & cold effect on the body simultaneously. Radish
is pungent in smell and acidic in reaction. It is digestive, anti stomachaic,
diuretic, blood purifier. It is germicidal and suppresses wind bile and phlegm.
It decreases nervous tensions and useful in enhancing blood circulation.
INDIGESTION AND STOMACH AILMENTS: -
- Intake
of fresh Radish with carrots & tomatos as a salad or without eliminates acidity
- Taking
fresh Radish sprinkled with salt and pepper on mealtime improves digestion
and eliminates acidity and wind.
- Fresh
Radish juice mixed with cabbage and tomato juice cures flatulence.
- Fresh
Radish juice with little salt, twice a day helps to cure stomachache.
- Taking
fresh leaves of Radish black salt cure constipation.
JAUNDICE: -
In take of fresh Radish juice with sugar or with sugar can juice in the morning
cures Jaundice.
BAD BREATH: -
Taking juice with sugar candy eliminates bad breath.
RINGWORM: -
Ground a paste of Radish seeds in lemon juice. Heat the paste and apply on the
affected part to cure ringworms.
SKIN AILMENTS: -
- Applying
the freshly ground paste of Radish one hour before cures eczema.
- Eating
Radish salad sprinkled with lemon juice remove blood impurities and cures
itching.
- Massaging
the body and face with Radish juice eliminates wrinkles.
- Applying
the paste of fresh Radish on the face and drinking the Radish juice regularly
eliminates black spots & freckles.
STONES: -
Taking one cup juice of fresh Radish 3 to 4 times a day and chewing its fresh
leaves for few days helps in breaking stones and through them out. Regular intake
of fresh Radish juice helps stopping the formation of gallstones.
URINARY PROBLEMS: -
Consuming 30-40 grams of fresh juice cures irritation and pain urinating.
EYE SIGHT: -
Eating one Radish daily is very effective for eyesight.
MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS: -
- Taking
2-3 grams of ground seeds of Radish 3 times a day regulates and relieves pain
during menses.
- Pimples
due to lack of bleeding in menses will be cured by taking fresh leaves.
SEXUAL WEAKNESS: -
- Taking
Radish regularly helps in getting back lost sexual power.
- Dry
50 grams seeds of Radish powder them strain taking 2 grams of this powder
with butter regularly for 10 to 12 days cures sexual weakness.
HICKUPS: -
Chewing 4 or 5 leaves of Radish eliminates hickups.
STOMACH WORMS: -
Taking Radish juice and lemon juice with little rock salt after meals destroys
worms and throw them out.
LETHARGY: -
Lethargy uanishes, by eating fresh Radish and its soft leaves with lemon juice
sprinkled on it.
