Highly Effective Treatment for Cough
We often know that honey combined with lemon and lime can treat coughs and throat inflammation. However, few people know that honey combined with white radish is a much more effective remedy than the two fruits mentioned above.
Usually, we boil or cook white radish, or marinate it to eat with meals, but few have tried soaking white radish in honey. It may sound illogical, but this combination is extremely beneficial for health.
Since the Edo period (a period in Japanese history from 1603 to 1868), the Japanese have been using honey and white radish to treat coughs, throat inflammation, phlegm, warm the body, and improve the skin. Because this production method is very simple and natural, everyone can do it at home.
This combination is also extremely beneficial for health. Because both types of food contain many beneficial nutrients, they help support the treatment of many diseases in the human body.
“Winter Ginseng” – Extremely Nutritious
It is not by chance that white radish is called “winter ginseng.” Because this simple, widely available tuber contains extremely rich nutrients that are beneficial to our health.
In white radish, there are essential nutrients for human health such as protein, carbohydrates, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin C… This tuber has a slightly sweet and bitter taste, which is used as a herbal medicine to treat coughs, phlegm, and stimulate digestion effectively. “Winter Ginseng” is also considered a “golden food” with pain-relieving, cholesterol-lowering, liver-improving, cardiovascular disease-preventing, weight-loss, anti-aging effects on the skin…
White radish has a rich amount of dietary fiber, which helps reduce issues like constipation, prevent hemorrhoids, promote bowel movement, firm the intestines,… They can also enhance bile production, one of the most important factors for effective digestive system function.
Not only combined with honey, this tuber combined with many other foods is extremely nutritious and has many positive effects on health.
Natural “Miracle Drug” – Super Nutritious
If white radish is likened to “winter ginseng,” honey is favored with the name “natural miracle drug.” This name is easily understood because the nutritional composition in this liquid is an indisputable fact.
In a spoonful of honey, it contains about 64 calories, 17 grams of sugar (including fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose), and many important antioxidants such as organic acids and phenolic compounds (flavonoids, …).
Honey also contains 2% minerals, vitamins good for health and beauty. The vitamins include vitamin B2, B3, B6, B9, C,… and a treasure trove of minerals such as phosphorus, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, and 16 types of amino acids, enzymes, a small amount of antioxidants, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory substances…
Honey is known as a “miracle drug” that increases blood oxidation levels, antioxidants related to reducing the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and some types of cancer. It also helps maintain healthy eyes, provides energy for the body, improves mobility, supports digestion, skin and effectively reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Both honey and white radish are natural ingredients that are beneficial to health. So when combined, they not only fully exert their respective effects but also enhance their ability to treat conditions such as dry cough, persistent cough, cardiovascular health, bone and joint health,…
People Who Should Not Use Honey
– Children under 1 year old: The digestive function of infants is weak, and liver detoxification function is not yet complete. Botulinum can easily invade the gut wall in honey, combined with some substances, causing poisoning.
– People with gastrointestinal dysfunction: Honey can cause strong intestinal contraction, leading to conditions such as diarrhea, constipation,…
– Diabetic patients: Honey contains a large amount of glucose and fructose. It is a simple sugar that, after entering the intestine, does not need to be digested and can be directly absorbed into the blood, causing an increase in blood sugar levels.
– Patients with liver fibrosis: Medical experts advise patients with liver fibrosis not to drink honey wine. Because honey will worsen the symptoms of this disease.
– People with low blood pressure: Honey contains a substance similar to Acetylcholine, which has the function of reducing blood pressure. Therefore, people with low blood sugar should never use honey.
– People who have just had surgery: People who have just had surgery lose a lot of blood, and their bodies are very weak. If they absorb too many nutrients, it can easily cause stagnation and blockage of the liver, leading to bleeding in the digestive system.
– Pregnant women: Not allowed to eat honey. Because honey stimulates uterine contractions, affecting the normal development of the fetus.
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