Storage and nutritional content of white radish

There are many ways to eat white radish, and it is also very nutritious. Do you know? Here is some nutritional knowledge about radish.

White radish

It is a common vegetable and a biennial plant belonging to the genus radish of the cruciferous family. The cultivation of white radish in my country has a history of at least a thousand years. It is said that during the Taihe period of the Tang Dynasty (827-836 AD), monks in Rugao Dinghui Temple had already planted radishes and used radishes as offerings. Later, it gradually spread among the people and was widely planted. The Rugao County Chronicles compiled in the Gengwu year of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1750 AD) stated: "Radish, also known as radish, has two types, red and white. It can be planted in all seasons, but it is best to plant it in the last ten days of summer. It can be eaten after breaking the armor. Those grown in sandy soil are sweet and crisp, and those grown in poor soil are hard and spicy." "Radishes are crisp and crunchy. Eating them can make you live for a hundred years," "Yantai apples and Laiyang pears are not as good as Rugao radish skins" and other proverbs have long been spread along with Rugao radishes.

White radish can be eaten raw or cooked, and its taste is slightly spicy. It has the effects of promoting digestion, enhancing appetite, accelerating gastrointestinal motility, and relieving cough and phlegm. The Compendium of Materia Medica calls it "the most beneficial vegetable". In 2002, during the first Rugao China Longevity Culture Festival, domestic health experts gave high praise to the health benefits of white radish.

effect

1. Radish is rich in vitamin C and trace element zinc, which helps to enhance the body's immune function and improve disease resistance.

2. The mustard oil in radish can promote gastrointestinal motility, increase appetite and help digestion.

3. The amylase in radish can break down starch and fat in food so that they can be fully absorbed.

4. Radish contains lignin, which can increase the activity of macrophages and phagocytize cancer cells. In addition, the various enzymes contained in radish can decompose carcinogenic nitrosamines and have an anti-cancer effect.

Tips for storing white radish

It can be stored directly in a ventilated place. Or after washing, cut off the leaves of the cauliflower, wrap them in newspaper, put them in a plastic bag, and store them in the refrigerator.

White radish cooking knowledge

1. Radish can be eaten raw, fried, used as a medicinal food, boiled, or made into soup, mashed and drunk, or applied to the affected area. It is suitable for roasting, mixing, making soup, and can also be used as an ingredient and garnish.

2. There are many kinds of radish. It is better to eat radish raw with more juice and less spicy. However, you should not eat within half an hour after eating it to prevent its effective ingredients from being diluted. People who don't like to eat cold food should eat it cooked.

White radish diet taboos

1. Radish is cold in nature and can help the intestines. People with spleen deficiency and diarrhea should eat it with caution or eat less. Patients with gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, simple goiter, threatened abortion, uterine prolapse, etc. should not eat it.

2. White radish should not be eaten with ginseng or American ginseng.

Pork ribs stewed with white radish

Ingredients: 1000 grams of pork chops, 500 grams of white radish, appropriate amounts of scallion segments, ginger slices, cooking wine, peppercorns, pepper powder, and salt.

Method: 1. Chop the pork chops into small pieces, blanch them in a boiling pot, remove them, rinse them with cold water, put them back into the boiling water pot, add onions, ginger, cooking wine, and pepper powder, simmer over medium heat for 90 minutes, remove them and remove the bones; peel the white radish, cut it into strips, blanch it in boiling water to remove the raw smell.

2. Continue to boil the pork ribs soup in the pot, add the pork ribs and radish strips, and simmer for 15 minutes until the meat is tender and the radish is soft.

Efficacy: It has the effects of nourishing the heart, ventilating and activating blood circulation. Children with colds, coughs and spitting can see immediate effects after eating this dish (or drinking its soup).

White radish cures disease

1. Treatment of nosebleed: You can mash white radish and add a little wine to the juice and drink it hot, or you can mash the juice and drip it into the nose.

2. To relieve pharyngitis and tonsillitis: mash the juice and take it with ginger juice.

3. Treatment of edema: boil white radish and floating wheat into a soup and drink it.