Margelan radish. Benefits, harm, composition, cooking recipes

Margelan radish - a kind of ordinary, sowing, but benefit from it more. This species has other names - Chinese or forehead. This radish is used in cooking, folk medicine, and the field of cosmetology. But the forehead can be harmful or completely contraindicated for some categories of people.

Product features

Margelan radish is very healthy. It can be used to treat certain diseases, and in the field of cosmetology, masks are most often made from it. Lobo can be given to children, especially if they have no appetite. The flesh of a Margelan radish without a strong pungent aftertaste.

Even when grown in garden plots, the radish ripens quickly, and is stored for up to six months. This is a frost-hardy, unpretentious crop, but requires abundant watering. The tops are fed to animals.

Botanical description

Margelan radish is more common in Asian countries, in Russia it is planted in the eastern part of the country, but you can freely buy it in stores. Only root vegetables are used for food.

In total, there are about 20 varieties of Chinese radish, the most popular are:

• Red Heart (named for the color of the pulp, there is no bitterness and a pungent, pungent smell);
• Watermelon radish (inside is bright red, with black seeds, light bitterness);
• Green Goddess (crispy, tangy);
• Medeo Elite mini (cylindrical, green roots without bitterness);
• Harbin (smooth skin, white flesh);
• Start F1 (reddish inside, sweetish);
• Odessa (with a smooth white skin, slightly spicy);
• Glow (peel is pink-red, with white flesh).

Root vegetables are similar to regular radish, but their peel can be of different colors (it depends on the variety). Root crops are spherical, cylindrical or oval. A distinctive feature is that they are always green at the top.

Lobo pulp is more tender and juicy. Depending on the variety, it can also differ - green, white or pink. Due to the lower content of rare oil, it is less pungent. The size of the Margelan radish is larger than usual - it can weigh up to 1 kg.

Chemical composition

The composition of the lobo differs from other types of this vegetable crop.

The calorie content of the product in 100 g is 21 kcal.

The most valuable minerals are zinc, iodine, selenium and iron. There is not much riboflavin in the radish, but together with the B vitamins, food is absorbed better.

The amount of nutrients in 100 g of Margelan radish is as follows:

Basic elements (in d)	Vitamins (in mg)	Macronutrients (in mg)	Trace elements (in mg)
water - 95.4; carbohydrates - 4.1; fiber - 1.4; proteins - 1.2; ash - 0.8; starch - 0.5.	C - 30; B3 - 2.2; B5 - 2.2; E - 2.1; PP - 2.08; B1 - 0.8; B6 - 0.3; B2 - 0.2; H - 19 μg; B9 - 18 mcg; A - 10 mcg.	potassium - 280; phosphorus - 28; calcium - 27; sodium - 16; magnesium - 9; chlorine - 7; sulfur - 5.	iron - 0.84; manganese - 0.75; zinc - 0.18; copper - 10 mcg; iodine - 2.1 mcg; selenium - 0.8 mcg.

Vitamins and minerals are essential for all physiological processes, vision, metabolic processes. But fiber is especially valuable in the lobo. Vitamin E is responsible for the work of the heart muscles.

Medicinal and useful properties

Margelan radish brings general benefits to the body, reducing the level of "bad" cholesterol, providing a general strengthening effect. Essential oils that are included in the composition freshen the breath, relieving bad breath. At the same time, they destroy bacteria in the stomach that disrupt the digestive system.

What else is Margelan radish useful for:

• helps to heal bruises and dislocations, long-term healing and decaying wounds;
• fiber, moving through the intestines, accelerates blood supply and peristalsis, increases muscle tone;
• lowers blood glucose levels;
• has a mild laxative effect;
• stimulates the pancreas to produce digestive enzymes;
• due to the iron content, it helps in the treatment of anemia;
• removes toxins and toxins from the body;
• helps to restore the normal acidity of the stomach at a low pH;
• actively removes uric acid salts, which reduces the risk of developing gout;
• enhances immunity, preventing the development of colds, infectious diseases;
• neutralizes free radicals, slowing down the aging of the body;
• helps to remove sand and calculi from the gall and bladder;
• radish juice and pulp can be used to treat gout, arthritis, sciatica;
• enhances hematopoiesis, improves the supply of tissues and organs with oxygen;
• the root vegetable is used for diseases of the liver and kidneys;
• improves the condition of nails, hair and skin;
• in diseases of the thyroid gland, it acts as a natural accumulator of iodine;
• helps in the treatment of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis;
• prevents the development of atherosclerosis and bowel cancer;
• mild antiviral and antibacterial effect.

For the prevention and treatment of most diseases, it is enough to eat up to 100-200 g of lobo every day. In some cases, fresh root crops are not enough and the production of infusions, decoctions and compresses will be required.

For women

It is more difficult for women to lose weight, so they are advised to eat Margelan radish more often. This is a low-calorie product that quickly satisfies hunger, improves intestinal motility. It is recommended to include it in dietary meals. For assimilation, more calories are spent than they are received. Due to the diuretic effect, the development of cystitis can be prevented.

Women are more likely than men to experience depression, stress and chronic fatigue. Radish helps to cope with these conditions. During pregnancy, it is not recommended to eat it, or occasionally and in small quantities, then it helps to remove swelling. During lactation, radish stimulates milk production.

For men

Margelan radish (the benefits are manifested as much as possible with regular use of the root crop) increases testosterone levels. But at the same time, proper nutrition is required. Due to its diuretic effect, radish helps prevent inflammation of the prostate. Reduces the risk of developing heart attacks and strokes, which are most often diagnosed in men. In adolescence, a root vegetable pulp mask helps to remove acne, skin redness, pigmentation.

For children

Margelan radish (its benefits are manifested only when lobo is consumed in small quantities) improves appetite, increases immunity, helping to resist colds and infectious pathologies. Therefore, children should be given radish during the period of seasonal illness. It prevents constipation and vision problems, strengthens bones and teeth, which is important for a growing body. Children can only be given lobo from 3 years old.

Potential harm

Before use, the upper and lower ends of the radish are cut off. They accumulate poisonous substances that can cause serious poisoning. If you do not cut off the top of the root crop, then in pregnant women this provokes nausea and diarrhea.

With diseases of the cardiovascular system, the use of radish causes an increase in blood pressure. But this can be avoided with the help of heat treatment - then the blood pressure remains normal.

Contraindications

The use of lobo is strictly prohibited during an exacerbation of gastritis with an increased pH, after a heart attack, and also when:

• pancreatitis;
• chronic pyelonephritis;
• stomach ulcer;
• root vegetable allergies;
• colitis.

This can cause an exacerbation of diseases, up to and including death. With regular use of radish by pregnant women, there is a risk of impaired fetal development, the threat of miscarriage and premature birth.

Traditional medicine recipes

Margelan radish (the benefit depends on the correct use of the root crop) is used in folk medicine to treat many diseases. If, after applying or using funds from the lobo, discomfort, burning, rash occurs, then the treatment should be stopped immediately.

With a dry cough

1. For a dry cough, take a medium radish.
2. Cut off the top and bottom.
3. Cut a notch in the root vegetable and fill it with honey.
4. The radish is covered with a cut top and left to stand for a day.

The mass that forms in the recess as a result is eaten for 2 tsp. l. after eating, for children, the dosage is halved. Sputum begins to cough up on the 3rd day. But if the cough is of an allergic nature, the remedy cannot be used.

From edema

A decoction of the forehead helps to cope with edema:

1. Grind the radish to make 0.5 kg of pulp.
2. Pour 1 liter of water and add 1 tsp. l. table salt.
3. Bring to a boil over low heat, keep for 10 minutes.
4. The broth is filtered, cooled and drunk in small quantities instead of water during the day.

You can prepare a solution without table salt:

1. To do this, take 500 g of radish, cut into strips.
2. Pour 1 liter of cold water, bring to a boil and cook the lobo for 20 minutes.
3. Filter the product, cool it and drink 150 ml - during the day, in small sips.

For the treatment of rheumatism, gout, sciatica

Squeeze juice from 3-4 root crops.

1. For one compress, 100 ml will be required, which are poured with the same amount of alcohol or vodka.
2. Add 30 g of sodium chloride to the mixture.
3. Stir it until completely dissolved.
4. Spread the mixture on a gauze bandage and apply to the sore spot, hold for 20-30 minutes.

The second version of the compress:

1. Grate the radish coarsely.
2. Then put it on a gauze bandage and apply to the sore spot for 10 minutes.

But both compresses cannot be done if there are rashes, irritation, open wounds in this place.

Radish laxative

1. To obtain a laxative, mix 150 ml of freshly squeezed pumpkin and radish juice.
2. Add 1 tsp. l. honey.

For constipation, drink a glass in the evening.

For tightening pores

To narrow the pores, freshly squeezed lobo juice is frozen with ice cubes and rubbed over the face in the morning and evening.

Mask with lifting effect and against acne, pigmentation

Since Margelan radish stimulates collagen production, it helps to make the skin firm and elastic. To do this, the pulp is finely chopped, then applied to the face and décolleté as a mask. It also helps to cope with acne, age spots, and lighten the skin.

Another option for the mask:

1. Mix in 2 tbsp. l. finely grated radish and green tea.
2. Add 1 tbsp to them. l. aloe juice.
3. The mask is applied to the face, kept for 20 minutes.
4. Wash off with warm water.
5. Then a night cream is applied to the skin.

Protective mask

1. For a protective mask, mix the pulp of finely grated lobo (200 ml) with squeezed lime juice.
2. Add 1 tbsp. l. olive oil.
3. The mask is applied to the face, kept for 30 minutes.
4. Wash off with cool water, apply a moisturizer.

Hair and dandruff mask

Radish juice is rubbed into the head and applied to the hair - this helps to strengthen their structure, get rid of flaking.

For an anti-dandruff mask:

1. Mix the pulp of finely grated lobo with 2 tbsp. l. dried plantain and 3 tbsp. l. sea ​​salt.
2. The mass is distributed over the hair, rubbing lightly into the skin.
3. Then hold for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.

Strengthening hair mask

• 1 root vegetable is peeled and rubbed finely.
• Add a chicken egg to it, 3 tsp. l. dry yeast and 1 tsp. l. mustard.
• The product is evenly rubbed into the scalp and hair.
• Hold for 20 minutes, then wash off with water.
• Rinse the hair with a strong decoction of nettle.

Regenerating mask

1. Peel and finely rub 1 root vegetable.
2. Mix the gruel with 2 tsp. l. aloe juice and 50 ml of sage broth.
3. The mask is applied to the face for 25 minutes.
4. Wash off with water, apply a nourishing cream to the skin.

Moisturizing mask

1. Mix in 1 tbsp. l. fat sour cream or cream and finely grated root vegetables.
2. The mass is applied to the face for 15 minutes.
3. Wash off with water and rub it with a tonic.

The mask is recommended to be applied in the evening, before going to bed.

Cooking recipes

Margelan radish (benefit - depending on the dish, since it is supplemented with other vitamins and minerals) is mainly used raw. But it can also be pickled, salted, heat treated. If radish is added to salads, then it is not recommended to use mayonnaise for dressing.

Radish sandwiches

Radish sandwiches are made for lunch, dinner, or as a snack. They are not eaten in the morning; on an empty stomach it can be harmful.

1. Pieces of dried bread are greased with butter.
2. Top with a mixture of finely grated cheese with root vegetables.

Simple salad

The easiest salad option is for pilaf.

1. Rub the radish coarsely, add 1 tbsp. l. vinegar (9%).
2. Then they stir, let it brew for half an hour and serve with pilaf as a separate dish.
3. You can add salt and spices to taste, or season the lobo with mayonnaise.

Vitamin salad

For a vitamin salad, you need 2 medium-sized radishes. They are peeled, the upper and lower parts are cut off.

Other Ingredients:

• carrots - 1 pc.;
• sweet and sour apple - 1 pc.;
• bell pepper - 1 pc.;
• Greek yogurt - 3 tbsp l .;
• a mixture of peppers, herbs and salt is added to taste.

1. All vegetables are peeled and cut into thin strips.
2. Salt, herbs and pepper mixture are added.
3. The ingredients are mixed and seasoned with Greek yogurt.

Cold soup

Cold soup is best cooked in summer, it refreshes well. It will require two peeled radishes, the top is cut off.

Other Ingredients:

• boiled chicken breast;
• fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• boiled potatoes - 3 pcs.;
• boiled chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
• sour cream, cold broth or kvass (for dressing);
• spices, herbs and salt to taste.

1. Cut vegetables, breast and eggs into small cubes - as for okroshka.
2. Chopped herbs, spices and salt are added to them.
3. The dressing is poured to taste - depending on the desired consistency of the soup.
4. Put it in the refrigerator and let it brew for 20 minutes.

Radish stew

For the stew, you will need one root vegetable each of an ordinary red radish and a lobo. For frying, take any refined oil.

Other Ingredients:

• 1 PC. onions;
• 1 hour l. sesame;
• 500 g pork;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 pcs. carrots;
• herbs, pepper and salt are added to taste.

1. The garlic is chopped into cubes and the pork and vegetables are cut into strips.
2. Mix carrots and radishes, add pepper and salt.
3. The onions are fried until golden brown, mixed with the lobo.
4. Then pork is cooked until the desired readiness, add spices to taste and salt.
5. Spread vegetables to it, sprinkle with sesame seeds, stew for 10 minutes under a lid over low heat.
6. Remove from the stove, let it brew for 15 minutes and serve hot.

Pickled radish

For pickled radish, you need 1 kg of root vegetables, 5 cloves of garlic and 500 g of carrots.

Ingredients for the marinade:

• 1 liter of water;
• 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 1 tbsp. l. vinegar (9%) and table salt;
• peppercorns and bay leaves - to taste.

1. Pour water into a saucepan, bring it to a boil.
2. Add sugar, salt, pepper and bay leaf to it.
3. Boil for 2 minutes, then pour in the vinegar.
4. Peel the carrots and radish, cut into thin strips, finely chop the garlic.
5. Mix the ingredients and arrange in jars, pour over the marinade, cover with lids.
6. If desired, the carrots can be blanched beforehand to soften.
7. Put the jars in a pot of water and keep for 15 minutes.
8. Then take it out and roll up the lids, wrap it in a warm blanket.

Keep pickled radish in a cool place.

During serving, you can season with sour cream or olive oil.

Radish with onions and croutons

For a lobo with croutons, you will need two large root vegetables, a loaf of black bread and an onion. For frying, take chicken or goose fat. Add pepper and salt to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the brown bread into cubes.
2. Dry in the oven to keep the middle soft and crisp on top.
3. Melt the fat in a frying pan.
4. Fry chopped onions on it.
5. Grate the radish coarsely, add salt and seasonings.
6. Layer all ingredients in a plastic container.
7. First lobo, then croutons and onion on top.

Close the container with a lid and leave for 10 minutes. It is recommended to serve the dish warm.

Fur coat with radish

For a salad "under a fur coat" you need one root vegetable. The beneficial properties of vitamin "A" are most evident when combined with animal or vegetable fats. Therefore, you can choose sour cream, yogurt or vegetable oil for salad dressing.

Other Ingredients:

• a can of green peas;
• 200 g sauerkraut;
• 1 PC. red onions;
• 2 boiled chicken eggs;
• pepper and salt are added to taste.

1. Peel the radish, cut into thin strips.
2. Rinse the peas in a colander.
3. Cut the onion into half rings, the eggs into cubes.
4. Lay out the salad in layers - radish, sauerkraut, onions. Then eggs, peas and again radish.
5. All layers are coated with sour cream, yogurt or vegetable oil.
6. Mayonnaise can be used, but it will reduce the nutritional value of the dish.
7. Decorate with chopped herbs on top, let the salad brew for 30 minutes.

Margelan radish benefits the body, not only when eaten. You can use its tops and peels for cosmetic procedures. The logo will not do harm if you eat it 50-100 g per day, but it will have a positive effect on the body.

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