Horseradish in Russia has long been an indispensable inhabitant of orchards. And this is no coincidence: the roots and leaves of horseradish were necessarily used when salting vegetables, for and gravy, in the treatment of various ailments. Young juicy horseradish leaves are added to salads and soups. And products sprinkled with chopped horseradish roots retain their freshness for a long time under the influence of horseradish vapors.
Now horseradish has somewhat lost its former popularity and is grown in areas owned by this wonderful plant.
Horseradish is needed not only for us, it helps our plants get rid of.
Everyone knows the old saying "Horseradish radish is not sweeter ...", but I would like to logically end it with the words "... but very useful!" This is confirmed by another popular truth: "Eat a horseradish food - you will be tenacious."
Horseradish in medicine
The hot-pungent taste and specific, pungent smell of horseradish do not detract from its merits as a valuable food and effective medicinal product. No wonder this plant has always been considered one of the best antiscorbutic agents.
Scientists' studies have shown that horseradish contains a huge amount of ascorbic acid, B vitamins and other useful substances: carotene, various mineral salts (potassium, sodium, calcium, sulfur, phosphorus, chlorine, magnesium, copper, iron) and organic compounds.
Thanks to antibiotic substances, horseradish puts a barrier to pathogens of various infectious diseases. Therefore, it is especially important to regularly consume this plant in winter to prevent sore throat and during a flu epidemic. And the antitumor activity of horseradish is relevant all year round.
The healing properties of horseradish are manifested in a very diverse way: it stimulates the appetite and improves metabolism, stimulates the intestines, has a diuretic and choleretic effect. Horseradish preparations are used in the treatment of gastritis with low acidity, stones in the bladder, rheumatism, gout, diabetes mellitus, mild forms of hypertension.
In folk medicine, horseradish juice with honey is prescribed for the treatment of the liver.
Rubbing with a tincture of chopped horseradish roots (with alcohol, vodka or moonshine) helps with rheumatism and joint aches.
Horseradish roots brewed with beer and juniper berries are effective for dropsy.
Grated horseradish is used instead of mustard plasters, and mixed half with mashed apple tones and cleanses flabby and porous skin. Also as an external remedy, horseradish helps to get rid of age spots, baldness, otitis media, stomatitis, sciatica.
Growing horseradish
Wild horseradish grows throughout Europe and Asia.
Horseradish (Armoracia) is a genus of perennial plants of the cruciferous family, including 2 species. Most often occurs horseradish(Armoracia rusticana), its cultivated forms are cultivated.
To obtain good yields of high-quality roots, horseradish is usually grown as a 1-2 year old. Older roots become tough, rotten zones appear in them.
The unpretentiousness of horseradish is also its great advantage. This plant can live on any soil, but prefers fertile loams with sufficient moisture. In excessively humid places, horseradish is planted on a raised bed. Heavy clay soils impair the taste of horseradish and make root harvesting difficult.
Ripe horseradish roots are dug up in late autumn (they are well stored all winter in a cold place) or in early spring, until the leaves have grown.
Horseradish winters well due to its high frost resistance.
The only pest I've seen on horseradish is cruciferous fleas - they indicate their appearance with holes in the leaves. Small fleas bother horseradish, like other members of the cruciferous family, in very hot weather.
Horseradish propagation
Most of the cultivated forms of horseradish do not produce seeds, they reproduce vegetatively.
There are dormant buds on the thick and branched horseradish root. Therefore, after harvesting the horseradish, the pieces of roots remaining in the ground will soon sprout. This allows you to grow horseradish in one place for many years, with regular digging of the roots.
Cuttings cut from a thin annual horseradish root (about 20 cm long, as thick as a pencil or a little more) give life to new plants. In this case, it is important to immediately note the top-bottom of each cutting: the upper cut is made straight, and the lower cut obliquely.
Planting horseradish cuttings can be carried out all season: in spring, summer and early autumn (so that they have time to take root and sprout before the onset of cold weather).
Horseradish cuttings are planted obliquely: their straight top sinks into the soil by about 3-5 cm, and the lower beveled part - by 12-15 cm.
They are used for breeding horseradish and apical root buds. They can be cut and used for breeding, even in winter.
I conducted the following experiment: in mid-January, I cut off the hatched apical and root buds along with short root segments (about 2-3 cm long) from horseradish roots stored in the refrigerator. I dried the slices a little and put them in a bowl with a light substrate. These pieces of roots started developing roots and shoots very quickly. Now all that remains is to transplant young plants into individual pots, where they will grow before planting in open ground.
The cold resistance of horseradish allows its rooted cuttings to be planted in the garden in spring along with early vegetables.
When growing horseradish, it is important to remove unnecessary rosettes of leaves from the plant, leaving no more than two (so that the roots do not develop better, but the roots), and also cut out the appearing peduncles. Many cultivated forms of horseradish have sterile flowers.
In conclusion, one cannot fail to mention the decorativeness of horseradish - its large wavy leaves on long petioles form tall and lush green curtains.
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herbaceous plants of the genus Horseradish ( Armoracia) of the Cabbage family ( Brassicaceae).Distribution and ecology
In nature, it grows along river banks, in damp places.
Botanical description
The leaves contain ascorbic acid (0.35%), carotene, alkaloids; the seeds contain fatty oil and alkaloids.
For a long time, horseradish mixed with other components is an indispensable seasoning for aspic and fish aspic, as well as for cold boiled meat. Horseradish is served with fried meat, sausages, smoked meat, ham, fatty pork, boiled beef, tongue and roast beef. It is added to various mayonnaises, cottage cheese, yoghurt, sauerkraut, cucumbers and other vegetables. These mixtures are served with fried and boiled meat, fish, cold appetizers.
A mixture of grated horseradish with sour cream or apples serves as a good seasoning for fish, especially carp, cod, eel and salmon.
Application in medicine
In Russia and Russia, horseradish has long been widely used in folk medicine. The root juice has pronounced antibacterial properties, it is used for influenza, for rinsing the mouth and throat with angina, tonsillitis, toothache, it is put into the ears with inflammation and purulent discharge. Fresh horseradish juice and its aqueous dilutions increase the secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach and are effective in the treatment of anacid gastritis (horseradish consumption is dangerous in inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract, liver and kidneys). In the experiment, it was shown that a water decoction of horseradish has a positive effect in the treatment of dysentery, liver diseases and giardiasis, as well as hypertension. Due to the high content of vitamin C in all parts of the plant, horseradish is used as an adjuvant in the treatment of viral hepatitis. The root, brewed in beer with juniper berries, is used for dropsy.
In folk medicine, horseradish was used as a means of increasing appetite, to improve the activity of the digestive tract, for edema, diseases of the kidneys, bladder and liver, as an expectorant for inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. With scurvy, a tendency to bleeding, physical and mental exhaustion, malaria, they used tincture of horseradish roots inside, and gruel in the form of a compress as a local irritant and distracting agent (somewhat weaker than mustard) was used externally for sciatica, gout, rheumatism, as well as for the treatment of purulent wounds ... Peter the Great issued a decree, according to which in each courtyard there should be several quarters of worthless vodka, especially for those people who are engaged in physical labor. Lotions with grated horseradish are used for bruises and fungal skin lesions.
In cosmetics, infusion of horseradish removes freckles, spots and sunburn on the face.
Proverbs and sayings
- Ephraim loves horseradish, and Fedka loves radish.
- In a foreign land and sweet in mustard, and in the homeland and hell for a lollipop.
- Not happy to hell with a grater, but dances on her sides.
- Hello for hello and love for love, but to the envious - horseradish and pepper, and that is not from our table.
- Radish came, yes hell, yes book Ephraim (great post).
- For seven years the worm hibernated in horseradish, but did not know the taste.
- The same pike, but under the horseradish.
- Fuck is cheap, but what's the use of it?
- Horseradish radish is not sweeter (horseradish radish is not sweeter, the devil is not lighter; horseradish radish is not sweeter, coal is not whiter than soot).
- What the hell, what mustard - not much difference.
Classification
Taxonomy
View Horseradish ordinary belongs to the genus Horseradish (Armoracia) of the Cabbage family ( Brassicaceae) of the order Cabbage ( Brassicales).
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- Gubanov, I.A. and others. 635. Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. - Ordinary horseradish //. - M .: T-in scientific. ed. KMK, Institute of technologist. issl., 2003. - T. 2. Angiosperms (dicotyledonous: dicotyledonous). - S. 261. - ISBN 9-87317-128-9.
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But, blinded by the force of the movement, people did not understand this for a long time.An even greater consistency and necessity is presented by the life of Alexander I, the person who stood at the head of the opposition movement from east to west.
What is needed for that person who, overshadowing others, would stand at the head of this movement from east to west?
A sense of justice is needed, participation in the affairs of Europe, but distant, not obscured by petty interests; you need the predominance of moral heights over comrades - the sovereigns of that time; a meek and attractive personality is needed; a personal insult against Napoleon is needed. And all this is in Alexander I; all this was prepared by the countless so-called accidents of his entire past life: his upbringing, and liberal undertakings, and the surrounding advisers, and Austerlitz, and Tilsit, and Erfurt.
During the people's war, this person is inactive, because he is not needed. But as soon as the need for a common European war appears, this face at the given moment appears in its place and, uniting the European peoples, leads them to the goal.
The goal has been achieved. After the last war of 1815, Alexander is at the pinnacle of possible human power. How does he use it?
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A bee sitting on a flower stung a child. And the child is afraid of bees and says that the purpose of the bee is to sting people. The poet admires a bee digging into a flower's calyx and says that the purpose of the bee is to absorb the scent of flowers. The beekeeper, noticing that the bee collects flower dust and brings it to the hive, says that the purpose of the bee is to collect honey. Another beekeeper, having studied the life of the swarm more closely, says that the bee collects dust for feeding the young bees and raising the queen, that its purpose is to reproduce. The botanist notices that, flying with the dust of a dioecious flower onto the pistil, the bee fertilizes it, and the botanist sees this as the purpose of the bee. Another, observing the transmigration of plants, sees that the bee is contributing to this transmigration, and this new observer can say that this is the purpose of the bee. But the ultimate goal of the bee is not limited to either one or the other, or the third goal that the human mind is able to open. The higher the human mind rises in the discovery of these goals, the more obvious it is for him the inaccessibility of the ultimate goal.
Man can only observe the correspondence of the bee's life with other phenomena of life. The same with the goals of historical persons and peoples.
The wedding of Natasha, who married Bezukhov in the 13th year, was the last joyful event in the old Rostov family. In the same year, Count Ilya Andreevich died, and, as always happens, with his death the old family fell apart.
The events of the last year: the fire of Moscow and the flight from it, the death of Prince Andrei and Natasha's despair, the death of Petya, the grief of the countess - all this, like blow after blow, fell on the head of the old count. He did not seem to understand and felt unable to understand the meaning of all these events and, morally bending his old head, as if expecting and asking for new blows that would end him. He seemed now frightened and confused, now unnaturally lively and adventurous.
Natasha's wedding temporarily occupied him with its outer side. He ordered lunches, dinners and, apparently, wanted to appear cheerful; but his joy was not communicated, as before, but, on the contrary, aroused compassion in people who knew and loved him.
After Pierre and his wife left, he calmed down and began to complain of melancholy. A few days later he fell ill and went to bed. From the first days of his illness, despite the consolations of the doctors, he realized that he would not get up. The Countess, without undressing, spent two weeks in an armchair at his head. Every time she gave him medicine, he sobbed silently kissed her hand. On the last day, sobbing, he asked forgiveness from his wife and from his son in absentia for ruining the estate - the main guilt he felt for himself. Having received communion and singing out, he died quietly, and the next day a crowd of acquaintances who had come to pay their last debt to the deceased filled the Rostovs' rented apartment. All these acquaintances, who had dined and danced with him so many times, had laughed at him so many times, now all with the same feeling of inner reproach and tenderness, as if justifying themselves before someone, said: “Yes, there, anyway, but the loveliest one was human. You won't find such people today ... But who doesn't have their own weaknesses? .. "
It was at the time when the count's affairs were so confused that it was impossible to imagine how it would all end if it continued for another year, he suddenly died.
Nikolai was with the Russian troops in Paris when the news of his father's death came to him. He immediately resigned and, without waiting for her, took a leave of absence and came to Moscow. The state of monetary affairs a month after the death of the count became completely clear, surprising everyone with the enormity of the amount of various small debts, the existence of which no one even suspected. There were twice as many debts as the estates.
Relatives and friends advised Nikolai to abandon the inheritance. But Nicholas saw in the rejection of the inheritance an expression of reproach to his father's sacred memory and therefore did not want to hear about the rejection and accepted the inheritance with the obligation to pay debts.
The creditors, who had been silent for so long, being tied during the count's life by the vague but powerful influence that his dissolute kindness had on them, suddenly all filed for recovery. There was, as always happens, competition - who will receive first - and the very people who, like Mitenka and others, had money-free bills of exchange - gifts, were now the most demanding creditors. Nicholas was not given any time or rest, and those who, apparently, felt sorry for the old man who was the culprit of their loss (if there were any losses), now mercilessly attacked the apparently innocent young heir before them, who voluntarily took upon himself the payment.
None of the revolutions supposed by Nicholas succeeded; the estate was sold at half price, and half of the debts remained unpaid. Nikolai took the thirty thousand offered to him by his son-in-law Bezukhov to pay that part of the debts, which he recognized as monetary, real debts. And so that for the remaining debts not to be planted in a pit, with which his creditors threatened him, he again entered the service.
It was impossible to go to the army, where he was in the first vacancy of the regimental commander, because the mother was now holding onto her son as the last bait of life; and therefore, despite his unwillingness to remain in Moscow with people who knew him before, despite his disgust for civil service, he took a job in Moscow in the civil service and, having removed his favorite uniform, settled with his mother and Sonya in a small apartment, in Sivtsev Vrazhka.
Natasha and Pierre lived at that time in St. Petersburg, without a clear idea of the situation of Nicholas. Nikolai, having borrowed money from his son-in-law, tried to hide his plight from him. Nikolai's position was especially bad because with his thousand two hundred rubles of salary, he not only had to support himself, Sonya and his mother, but he had to support his mother so that she would not notice that they were poor. The countess could not understand the possibility of life without the conditions of luxury familiar to her since childhood and constantly, not understanding how difficult it was for her son, she demanded that the crew, which they did not have, to send for a friend, then expensive food for herself and wine for son, then money to make a surprise gift to Natasha, Sonya and the same Nikolai.
Sonya ran the household, looked after her aunt, read to her aloud, endured her whims and concealed reluctance and helped Nikolai hide from the old countess the state of need in which they were. Nikolai felt himself indebted to Sonya for everything she did for his mother, admired her patience and devotion, but tried to distance himself from her.
In his soul he seemed to reproach her for being too perfect, and for the fact that there was nothing to reproach her with. She had everything for which people are valued; but there was not enough to make him love her. And he felt that the more he appreciated, the less he loved her. He caught her at her word, in her letter, with which she gave him freedom, and now he behaved with her as if everything that had been between them had long been forgotten and in no case could be repeated.
Horseradish is a herbaceous plant, the root of which has been used by humans since ancient times as an acute food additive. In other European languages, the name of this culture sounds like this:
- German- Kren, Korea, Pfefferwurzel, Bauernsenf;
- English- horseradish;
- French- cran, raifort.
Appearance
Horseradish is a perennial, and during its life it can grow up to 1.5 meters in height. The plant has a straight, branching stem and long, wide leaves. Small, white inflorescences form fluffy tassels. Horseradish seeds ripen in small pods.
Views
The genus "horseradish" unites 3 types of plants:
- armoracia lacustris;
The last type of horseradish is also called "ordinary" or "village". It is he who grows in our gardens and is an invariable ingredient in some traditional dishes of Russian cuisine.
Horseradish meadow or walking
Horseradish village or ordinary since ancient times has been used to treat colds
Where does it grow?
The homeland of horseradish is Europe, or rather, its eastern part. Later it was brought to America and Asian countries. A large amount of horseradish grows in Russia, including in Siberia and the Caucasus. Although considered cultivated, this herb can often be seen growing in the wilderness, such as along the banks of rivers and marshes.
Horseradish is an unpretentious plant, therefore it grows in gardens and in the wild
Blank
In the summer, horseradish is eaten mostly raw, and it is added to the dish just before serving. However, there are many ways to store horseradish for future use.
How to cook at home
Homemade horseradish is prepared as follows:
- Dig up horseradish roots, wash and clean thoroughly. Grind horseradish with a meat grinder.
- For one kilogram of twisted roots, add 0.5 tbsp. salt and 1.5 tbsp. sugar, stir.
- Dilute the mixture with boiling water until the consistency of porridge and pour into prepared glass jars.
- Drop a little lemon juice or acetic acid into each container.
- Roll up the banks.
Store in a cool, dark place for several months.
Where and how to choose?
It is best to grow horseradish on your personal plot - then you can be 100% sure of the quality of raw materials. However, if you are deprived of such an opportunity, horseradish is quite possible to buy on the market. When buying, pay attention to the fact that the roots are strong, juicy, without traces of the presence of any diseases or harmful insects.
Specifications
- light brown on the outside and off-white on the inside;
- has a pungent taste;
- has a pungent, pungent odor.
Nutritional value and calorie content
Nutritional value and calorie content 100 gr. raw product
You can find out more about the beneficial properties of horseradish root and its comparison with radish from the excerpt from the program "Life is great!"
Chemical composition
The chemical composition of horseradish includes: vitamins PP, E, C, B9, B6, B2, B1, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium.
Beneficial features
- has an antibacterial effect;
- stimulates the release of hydrochloric acid;
- is a valuable source of vitamin C;
- considered an effective antiscorbutic agent;
- regulates the work of the gastrointestinal tract;
- stimulates appetite;
- is a good diuretic;
- has a choleretic effect;
- relieves inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes.
Since ancient times, horseradish root has been used to stimulate the production of gastric juices.
Harm
- Horseradish is a very spicy food, so it is strictly not recommended for people with serious stomach or intestinal diseases.
- Eating a lot of horseradish can cause a spike in blood pressure.
Contraindications
- pregnancy;
- lactation period;
- childhood;
- diseases of the thyroid gland;
- impaired liver or kidney function;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Horseradish is contraindicated in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, during pregnancy and during breastfeeding
Butter
Horseradish roots contain an essential oil that can fight such serious diseases as dysentery, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and salmonellosis. In addition, horseradish essential oil can act on blood vessels: narrow or expand them, depending on the concentration.
Juice
Horseradish juice is widely used in folk medicine. This healing agent helps with various inflammatory diseases of the throat and oral cavity, as well as with lesions of the skin.
Application
In cooking
- horseradish-based sauces and gravies are prepared for meat, poultry and fish;
- used for canning mushrooms and vegetables;
- is an obligatory ingredient in traditional Russian dishes - jellied meat and fish jellied;
- horseradish - the main component of the homemade seasoning of the same name;
- served with cold snacks.
Khrenovukha is a traditional Ukrainian liqueur
Homemade horseradish sandwiches
Cut a loaf of white bread into slices. Spread butter on each slice. Put 2 tablespoons in a bowl. homemade horseradish. Add 1 tsp. mayonnaise, salt to taste and mix. Put the resulting mixture on slices of bread on top of the butter and smooth. Cut two tomatoes into slices, pepper, sprinkle with your favorite spices and herbs. Place the tomatoes on the bread. Decorate the sandwiches with drops of mayonnaise and fresh herbs.
Jellied beef
- Chop 2 cloves of garlic until puree. Cut one small carrot into large pieces.
- Cut the onion into 4 parts. Rinse 1 kg of veal, put in a saucepan, pour 1.5 l of meat broth, add vegetables (except garlic) and cook over low heat for 2 hours. Then add bay leaves, salt and pepper to taste and leave to simmer for another half hour.
- Pour 30 g of sheet gelatin with cold water. Remove the meat and vegetables from the pan, strain the broth and stir the garlic gruel in it. Pour in the gelatin and stir until completely dissolved.
- Finely chop the boiled meat, a few sprigs of dill and parsley, then put it all on the bottom of a deep mold. Pour with broth, cool to room temperature.
- Put the mold in the refrigerator. After about 2 hours, the jelly will harden. Garnish with fresh herbs before serving. Serve with horseradish.
In medicine
For medicinal purposes, horseradish tinctures in alcohol or water are used.
When losing weight
Today there are many different diets based on the consumption of large amounts of spicy food. Horseradish is one of the most affordable hot foods, so its popularity among those who lose weight is very high. In addition, horseradish helps to normalize the digestive processes and, thereby, get rid of a few extra pounds.
Elixir of youth for obese people - 1 kg of root celery, 100 g of honey, 100 g of garlic, 2 lemons and 100 g of horseradish root
Growing
- Despite the fact that horseradish is a perennial plant, gardeners prefer to plant it every year and harvest it in the fall. This is due to the fact that the roots of the old plant become tough and small, that is, unsuitable for food.
- It is best to grow horseradish from annual roots cut into 20-30 cm cuttings. In this case, the upper part of the segment is cut evenly, and the lower one - at an angle.
- On 1 m 2 of land, you can grow 5 or 6 horseradish bushes.
- Horseradish is planted in autumn or early spring, after the snow melts.
- Before planting, the cuttings are cleaned from the buds and roots, retreating 15 mm from the top and 30 mm from the bottom.
- Horseradish is planted in pre-dug and fertilized soil.
- The cuttings are planted at an angle and sprinkled with a layer of loose soil several centimeters thick.
- Horseradish needs periodic watering and weeding.
- So that over time the plant does not grow throughout the backyard, you should limit the area of its growth with a reliable fence.
Varieties
In different regions of Russia, preference is given to different varieties of horseradish. The most popular ones are:
- Latvian;
- Suzdal;
- Tatar;
- Atlant;
- Wild;
- Boris Yeltsin;
- Volkovsky;
- Tolpukhovsky.
For more on horseradish, see the next video.
- Horseradish is a natural aphrodisiac and has a beneficial effect on male strength.
- Horseradish belongs to the same plant family as cabbage.
- People have been eating horseradish since antiquity.
- The euphemism "horseradish" has always created great difficulties for translators from the Russian language.
- Horseradish (Armoracia) is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the Cabbage family, with a thickened root containing a caustic essential oil, which is used as a seasoning.
- There are several types, the most common being horseradish, or village horseradish, which is cultivated everywhere for the sake of long, thick rhizomes ("roots"). There is horseradish village and as wild - almost all over Europe.
- On the territory of Russia, there is also horseradish, or meadow horseradish, which grows in Siberia.
- "Roots" are used as a seasoning; have phytoncidal properties.
- Until now, it is not known for certain where this plant comes from. There is evidence that horseradish was known in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. The inhabitants of these countries used horseradish for food, as it was believed that it not only stimulates the appetite, but also gives a person a boost of vitality.
- In Russia, horseradish began to grow from about the 9th century.
- The sources and time of the appearance of the word "horseradish" in Russian have not been precisely established. Perhaps it was associated with the Bulgarian heren, meaning "burning". Others note its similarity to the Greek xeros, meaning "dry." Old Russian spelling - horseradish (at the root - the vowel "yat"). Common Slavic - chrenъ. Related are: Ukrainian - хрiн; Belarusian - horseradish; Bulgarian - hryan; Polish - chrzan.
- Horseradish is extremely frost-resistant. Some of its species are found even beyond the Arctic Circle.
- The healing properties of horseradish have long been known. It has antiscorbutic, choleretic and expectorant properties, improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, is useful in diseases of the liver, bladder, gout, rheumatism and skin diseases. Also, horseradish should be used in the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory and colds and for the prevention of cancer metastases.
- In the United States, horseradish is recognized as a strategically important product for medicine, the space industry and defense.
- Japanese scientists have found that horseradish prevents the reproduction of bacteria that provoke tooth decay. They are even working on creating a horseradish-based toothpaste, but they do not yet know how to neutralize the odor that is atypical for this hygiene product.