Green and white radish belong to the same variety of radish, from the nutritional value, both contain a large amount of carotene, is a strong antioxidant, can protect human cells from free radical damage and play a role in cancer prevention.

Difference:

1, color: white radish for white, green radish for green;

2, the two properties are different. Green carrots are slightly cool and sweet in nature, while white carrots are sweet and pungent in flavor.

3, the two different utility.

The medicinal value of green carrots is that they have the effect of invigorating the stomach and eliminating food, relieving coughs and phlegm, promoting diuresis, clearing away heat and removing toxins, and so on, and they are loved by the people. Eaten raw, not only can clear the fire, cough, but also can save more vitamins, is a famous raw food species, called "fruit radish".

The medicinal value of white radish is to have down the gas digestion, remove phlegm lung, detoxification, and the middle cough, and facilitate urination and defecation. Raw juice serving can quench thirst, treatment of vomiting blood, epistaxis, hissing, dry throat, chest and diaphragm fullness.

In recent years, the medical profession has found that white radish not only has anti-cancer effect, or the human body to supplement one of the best sources of calcium, this calcium in the radish skin in the most content. Radish also contains a special compound - isothiocyanate stupid fat, can kill insects, no damage to the human body. Therefore, using radish juice to cure trichomonas vaginitis, the cure rate is up to 90% or more. Radish juice also has a blood pressure lowering effect, radish seeds on whooping cough, cough and acute and chronic and other respiratory disorders efficacy is also very good.

Expanded Information:

The radish (scientific name: Raphanus sativus? L.) Cruciferae radish genus biennial or annual herbs, 20-100 cm tall, taproot fleshy, oblong, spherical or conical, outer skin green, white or red, stems branched, glabrous, slightly pruinose. Racemes terminal and axillary, flowers white or pink, fruiting pedicels 1-1.5 cm long, flowering April-May, fruiting May-June.

Historical study of the original species of radish originated from the wild radish on the warm coast of Europe and Asia, radish is one of the world's ancient cultivated crops. As far back as 4,500 years ago, turnip has become an important food in Egypt. It was commonly cultivated throughout China.

Radish root for vegetables to eat; seeds, fresh root, withered root, leaves are used in medicine, seeds to eliminate food and phlegm, fresh root to quench thirst, help digestion, withered root to facilitate the bowels, the leaves to treat the first dysentery, and to prevent dysentery, the seeds of the oil for industrial use and food.?

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