The benefits of white radish seeds

White radish seeds are treasures from head to toe. The skin of white radish can be eaten and used as medicine. White radish can be used to make soup and stir-fry meat. White radish can also be used directly to make juice. There are many ways to eat white radish, but we often overlook the white radish seeds. White radish seeds are more effective and functional. After our introduction below, you will definitely like white radish seeds.

The tiny white radish seeds have great effects. White radish seeds are actually the seeds of white radish. We also call white radish seeds radish seeds or radish seeds. White radish seeds have high medicinal value.

Radish seeds have the function of helping food, regulating qi and resolving phlegm. Drinking them together with honey can also treat stomach gas, bloating and indigestion, and strengthen the spleen and stomach.

White radish seeds, also known as radish seeds, radish seeds, and turnip seeds, are the mature seeds of the cruciferous plant radish. It is widely cultivated throughout the country. It enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians, can help digestion and relieve bloating, with significant effects, and is known as "breaking through walls." It can be used to treat food stagnation, abdominal distension and pain, constipation, diarrhea, phlegm congestion, cough and wheezing, etc. This product is pungent and dispersing, and consumes Qi, so it should be used with caution by those with Qi deficiency, food accumulation, or phlegm stagnation. It should not be used with ginseng.

Medicinal use

Seeds are oval or elliptical, slightly flat, 2.5-4mm long and 2-3mm wide. The surface is yellow-brown, reddish-brown or gray-brown, with a dark brown round hilum at one end and several longitudinal grooves on one side. The seed coat is thin and brittle, with 2 cotyledons, yellowish white and oily. The taste is light, slightly bitter and spicy.

The chemical composition includes volatile oil and fatty oil. Volatile oil contains α-, β-hexenal and β-, γ-hexenol, etc. Fatty oil contains a lot of erucic acid.

acid), linoleic acid, linolenic acid and erucic acid glyceride, etc.; it also contains raphanin and raphanin.

Nature and flavor: neutral, spicy and sweet.

Meridians: Lung, spleen and stomach meridians.

Functions and indications: Helps digestion and relieves bloating, reduces qi and resolves phlegm. It is used for food stagnation, abdominal distension and pain, constipation, stagnation of stool, diarrhea, phlegm and cough. It enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians, can help digestion and relieve bloating, with significant effects, and is known as "breaking through walls." It is commonly used in clinical practice to treat excess (food, dampness, stagnation) syndromes. However, this product is not just for digestion and bloating, it is also effective for deficiency syndrome because of its mild nature and mild smell, without the disadvantage of one overpowering effect. We should not be limited by the saying that it can "rush through walls and topple walls" and abandon it because it may damage Qi (in fact, it has too much calm Qi).

Precautions for use: This product is pungent and dispersing, and consumes Qi, so it should be used with caution by those with Qi deficiency, food accumulation, or phlegm stagnation. It should not be used with ginseng.

Preparation method: 1. Raw radish seeds: Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, wash and dry. Crush when using.

2. Stir-fry radish seeds: Take clean radish seeds, place them in a preheated frying container, heat them over low heat, and fry until they swell up, there is a popping sound, the color of the surface deepens, the inside turns yellow, and an aroma escapes, then take them out and let them cool. Crush when using.

Processing effect: 1. Raw radish seeds: sweet, spicy, and neutral in nature. It enters the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of helping food, relieving bloating, lowering qi and resolving phlegm. Raw radish seeds can both generate and disperse, and are good at vomiting out wind-phlegm. Grind this product into powder and take it with warm water to relieve wind and phlegm.

2. Stir-frying: After frying, the properties are reduced, the medicinal properties are milder, and there is fragrance. It can avoid the side effect of nausea after taking the raw product. It is also good at helping food, eliminating bloating, and reducing qi and resolving phlegm. It is often used for diarrhea caused by food accumulation, asthma and cough. At the same time, the texture becomes crispy after frying, making it easy to crush and fry to bring out the medicinal effects.

Finished product properties: 1. Raw radish seeds: oval or elliptical, slightly flat. The surface is yellow-brown, reddish-brown or gray-brown. The texture is hard, the kernel is yellowish white, and it becomes oily when broken. The taste is slightly bitter and spicy.

2. Fried radish seeds: The radish seeds swell, deepen in color, become crispy, yellow inside, and have an aroma.

Above, we introduced what white radish seeds are as well as their functions and value. White radish seeds have very high edible value and medicinal value. White radish seeds have the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm. White radish seeds can help digestion and have the benefits of strengthening the spleen and stomach. The above article introduces the effects of white radish seeds in detail, and you can learn about it.