This Black Radish Syrup Has Been Soothing Sore Throats for Generations
Can you breathe, or are you plugged up like a wine bottle?
There is a special recipe that will unplug your nostrils and help you breathe once again. This special recipe is a medicine that your mother may have given to you as a child, and you may have even enjoyed it. A slightly spicy golden syrup, taken by the spoonful.
The two medicinal ingredients in this recipe have been used for purging the body of mucus since before the pyramids were built, and today science has proven their benefits. By combining them, you will create the ultimate recipe to clear your body. This recipe is known as Black Radish Syrup.
What is Black Radish Syrup?
Originating in Eastern Europe, Black Radish Syrup is a unique recipe used in culinary and medical practices. This unique recipe involves black radish, also known as Spanish radish, a spicy and pungent root vegetable, fermenting in raw honey.
During this process, the honey draws out the moisture in the black radish, creating a syrup concoction with a delicious, sweet, and spicy pepper taste.
The benefits of Black Radish
Black radish is high in antioxidants that improve overall health. Vitamin C is a great example of an antioxidant black radish provides, along with anthocyanins that help fight free radicals in the body and protect cells from oxidative damage. Black radish also soothes inflammation and relieves swollen airways.
The glucosinolates, such as isothiocyanates, give black radish the detox and decongestant properties it boasts. The different myrosinase metabolites in these glucosinolates activate the detoxification enzymes in our bodies, increasing bile flow and loosening mucus buildup.
The benefits of Raw Honey
Those benefits of black radish pair well with the antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antioxidant benefits of raw honey. Honey contains hydrogen peroxide, methylglyoxal, and bee-defensin-1 which give raw honey its antimicrobial properties that have immune-modulating and wound healing effects.
Honey has been traditionally used to alleviate respiratory ailments. The texture and consistency, along with the medicinal benefits, leave a protective coating over the intestinal lining, soothing inflammation and relieving the pain caused by damage. Coughing has been proven to reduce in severity when using honey, which also eases the pain of being sick.
Aside from the immense list of health benefits, the honey in this recipe adds the delicious sweetness and the syrup-like consistency that makes it such an enjoyable medicine while you’re sick.
Excess mucus doesn’t just make you sound stuffy—it traps pathogens and poisons your system from the inside. If your lungs feel heavy, your nose is always clogged, or you’re tired of coughing up junk… you need more than a spoonful of honey. You need a plan and complementary herbs.
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Where To Find Ingredients for Black Radish Syrup
The ingredients are quite simple, though some might find them tricky to locate. Black radish, also known as Spanish radish, is a specialty item in some areas and can only be found at specific farms that have a need to grow them.
If you live in an area where black radish is common, you should be able to find them at your local market or grocery store. Growing black radish is fairly simple, they can be grown in a garden or a pot, inside or outside, and they only require 6-8 hours of full sunlight or grow light a day with tropical temperatures.
Raw honey is the second and last ingredient needed for this recipe. This ingredient is easy to find at your local market, apiary, or health food store. You could always become a beekeeper and harvest your own honey!
How to make Black Radish Syrup
To make this recipe, the first thing you will need is a cutting board and a knife to cut the top off of the black radish. You will then need a spoon to scoop out the insides of the black radish to make a bowl.
You will need 2 skewers to stick through the black radish, making a cross, and a bowl to ‘hang’ the black radish in. Last, you will need a silicone spatula and a measuring cup for the honey.
There are at least two ways to make this recipe. The simple, yet time-consuming, method is to grate the black radish, mix it with honey in a glass container, and have it ferment in a dark room for 1-2 weeks, shaking daily. This method is commonly used for culinary purposes.
A more complex, time-efficient method is used for medicinal purposes. For this recipe, making a bowl out of the black radish and sticking the knife through the bottom a few times is the first step.
Suspending the black radish in a bowl using skewers allows you to fill the black radish bowl with honey and black radish innards. Optionally, you can add sugar chunks. When left to sit for several hours, the honey seeps through the black radish, pulling out the black radish juices with it as it drips into the bowl.
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Using Black Radish Syrup
When you feel sick, black radish syrup will coat your sore throat in a soothing protective layer and ease the inflammation. The best thing about using black radish syrup when you are sick is that all of the built-up mucus thins out, clearing any congestion and making it easier to breathe.
The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of black radish syrup provide ongoing respiratory support when used regularly. By incorporating at least 1 tablespoon daily into your routine, you’ll find breathing easier as time goes on.
Black Radish Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Black Radish
- 1-2 cups of Raw Honey
Instructions
- Cut the top off of the black radish
- Scoop out the insides of the black radish
- Chop up the insides and place them into the measuring cup
- Pour the honey into the measuring cup
- Pierce through the black radish bowl with a knife 4-5 times
- Skewer the radish and ‘hang’ in the bowl
- Using the spatula, pour the honey and radish chunks into the radish bowl
- Wait a few hours for the honey to seep through the radish into the bowl
- When all of the honey has drained into the bowl, use the spatula to pour it into its final container
Note: If your radish is small, monitor the honey as it drains and keep adding more honey until you get the desired amount, up to 2 cups. Take 1-2 tablespoons as many times as needed throughout the day. Due to the honey, this cannot be given to children under 1 year.
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