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definition

radish:

Ayurvedic:
» qualities: carminative
» actions: stimulant to liver, expectorant, diuretic action
» uses: sore throat, cough, asthma; stone complaints

Chinese:
» qualities: cool, pungent and sweet
» actions: regulates Qi; affects Lung and Stomach; detoxifies, descending action, promotes digestion; diminishes fever; disperses phlegm; warms interior organs; helps neutralize poisons
» uses: hot feeling in the stomach with vomiting; indigestion with abdominal swelling, hiccoughs; constipation; laryngitis due to chronic cough, whooping cough; cough caused by Wind and Cold; dysentery; hypertension; burning feeling in the lungs with coughing of blood; poisoning from cassava
» contraindications: asthenia or cold feelings in the Spleen

naturopathic:
» qualities: alkaline-forming food
» actions: diuretic, stimulates appetite, stimulates digestion, rid catarrh, expels gallstones, cleanses liver and gallbladder, calms nerves
» uses: sinus problems, anorexia, hypochlorhydria, gallstones, congested liver, common cold
» contraindications: inflammation of stomach or bowel

biochemical: high in lignin; potassium, sodium and iron, sulfur; vitamin C
» form: raw radish
» portion: 10 radishes
» calories (kcal): 7
» weight (g): 45
» water (%): 94.9
» protein (g): 0.3
» fat (g): 0.2
» carbohydrates (g): 1.6
» unsaturated fatty acid (g) : 0.2
» saturated fatty acid (g): 0
» calories from fat (%): 25.7
» cholesterol (mg): 0
» dietary fiber (g):
» vitamin A (RE): 0
» vitamin A (IU): 3
» vitamin B1 (mg): 0
» vitamin B2 (mg): 0.02
» vitamin B3 (mg): 0.1
» vitamin B6 (mg): 0.03
» vitamin B12 (mcg): 0
» vitamin C (mg): 10
» vitamin E (IU):
» folic acid (mcg): 12
» pantothenic acid (mg): 0.04
» sodium (mg): 11
» potassium (mg): 104
» calcium (mg): 9
» phosphorus (mg): 8
» magnesium (mg): 4
» iron (mg): 0.13
» zinc (mg): 0.13
» copper (mg): 0.018
» manganese (mg): 0.032

Agriculture Handbook #8
Airola, p. 293
Jensen, pp. 205-6
Lu, p. 97
Thakkur, p. 84


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