Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Brassicaceae
- Garden Radish
- fijeleh فجيلة
- fijl barri فجل بري
- צְנוֹן מָצוּי.
- tzenon matzuy
Annual
- Batha
- Phrygana
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
System/State | Traditional Complaint/Use |
Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) | Ear inflammation |
Anti-Infective | Grill radish roots & squeeze into affected ear. |
Root | B |
Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) | Impaired hearing |
Non-specific | Grind seeds & tie into cloth to form small bundle; wet + juice of goat's adrenal gland & apply drops into ear. (See NOTES 1) |
Seed | Z |
Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) | Nasal inflammation & pain |
Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory | Crush seeds, mix with water & apply as nose drops. |
Seed | Z |
Gastrointestinal | Biliary stones: dissolve & excrete them |
Anti-lithic | Decoct whole plant in water & drink instead of water. |
Whole plant (? aerial parts + root) | Z |
Gastrointestinal | Dizziness, vomiting, headache & abdominal pain |
Analgesic, Anti-emetic, Carminative | Eat powdered seeds every morning for 1 week. |
Seed | Z |
Gastrointestinal | Dysentery |
Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal | Cook leaves or leaf veins in water & drink. |
Leaf | Z |
Gastrointestinal | Flatulence |
Carminative | Eat fresh radish root with meals. |
Root | B |
General | General body weakness & pain (especially in old people). |
Analgesic, Tonic | Boil bulb in water for 15 min + ginger root + mint, cool & reheat; mix liquid + equal amount bees' honey (previously boiled with froth skimmed off) & eat morning & evening. |
Bulb (Root) | Z |
General | Oedema |
Anti-hydropic | Cook leaves or leaf veins in water & drink. |
Leaf | Z |
Haematology | Facial pallor (Z) Anemia (B) |
1. Extract juice from bulb (See NOTES 3) & leaves & drink x3/day until pallor disappears. Also add radishes to patient's food. (Z) |
Bulb (Root), Leaf | Z,B | |
Haematology | Spleen diseases; when spleen is inflammed causing bloating on left side of abdomen |
Anti-inflammatory | Crush seeds to powder + wine vinegar & drink. |
Seed | Z |
Kidney & Urinary Tract | Diuretic |
Diuretic | 1. Eat bulb. (See NOTES 3) |
Bulb, Leaf | Z |
Kidney & Urinary Tract | Renal stones; dissolve & excrete them |
Anti-lithic | Decoct whole plant in water & drink instead of water. |
Whole plant (? aerial parts + root) | Z |
Kidney & Urinary Tract | Urinary obstruction |
Deobstruent | Cook leaves or leaf veins in water & drink. |
Leaf | Z |
Kidney & Urinary Tract | Urinary tract inflammation/ increase urinary output/ expell kidney stones. |
Anti-inflammatory, Anti-lithic, Demulcent, Diuretic | Use Root. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.) |
Root | Z |
Men`s Health/ Sexuality | Increase virility |
Aphrodisiac | 1. Crush dried seeds into fine powder, boil in pure bees honey for 30 min over low fire; eat x1 large tablespoon morning & evening. |
Seed | Z |
Musculoskeletal/ joints | Back pain |
Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory | Grind seeds, wet with water, spread over cloth & apply to back. |
Seed | Z |
Opthalmic | Strengthen eyesight/ eye disturbances/ eye inflammation |
Anti-inflammatory, Visual health | Squeeze juice from fresh bulb (See NOTES 3) & apply as eye drops. |
Bulb (Root) | Z |
Women`s Health | Excessive menstrual bleeding/ quick cessation of menstruation |
Emmenagogue, Haemastatic | Eat powdered seeds every morning for 1 week. |
Seed | Z |
Women`s Health | Regulate menstruation |
Emmenagogue | Infuse/ extract seeds & drink extract on empty stomach. |
Seed | Z |
The authors of FLORAPALE, (Flora Palaestina Ethnobotanical) web site do not take responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of the plants described here. Always seek advice from a health professional before using a plant medicinally or for other purposes. See DISCLAIMER.
1. Use of animal parts (goat`s adrenal) in the recipe for impaired hearing is an historical but long discredited way to treat these problems & is not recommended.
2. For the complaint "facial pallor", the proposed action is described as "nutritive" as radishes are a rich source of nutrients including iron.
3.Raphanus stativus is a root vegetable whose appearence varies considerably according to the variety. In some Z recipes "bulb" is used although the correct description would be root which has been added in brackets..
Raphanus raphanistrum is contraindicated in bile stones because of its cholagogic effect.