Raphani hortensis et sylvestris, Radish, Garden & Horse-radish

Radish:
–Turb (Unani)
Radish Seed
–Lai Fu Zi 莱菔子 (TCM)
–Tukhm e Turb (Unani)

Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485

New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563

Horseradish
Cochlearia armoracia
Flora von Deutschland (14), Kohler, 1883

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Botanical name:
Raphanus sativa: Garden Radish
Cochlearia armoracia: Wild or Horseradish

Parts used:
Seed of Garden Radish; Root of Horseradish

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry (wild is hotter). Pungent

Classifications:
2B ATTENUATER.    2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD.    2G. CLEANSING.    2K. RESOLVENT.   
3E. DIURETIC.    3F. LITHONTRIPTIC     3H. LACTAGOGUE.    3O. EMETIC
4e. STOMACHIC.    4f. SPLENETIC.    4k. ARTHRITIC
TCM:
O. Promote Digestion (Seed)
P. Clears Cold Phlegm (Seed)

Uses:
1. Clears Cold Phlegm (Root, Seed; TCM, West):
-Phlegm in the Lungs, Stomach, Intestines, Joints.

2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Breaks Stones (Root, Seed; TCM, West):
-stoppage of Urine, Edema

3. Clears Damp, Opens the Liver:
-open obstructions

4. Warms the Stomach, Promotes Digestion, Relieves Food Stagnation:
-indigestion, abdominal swelling

5. Moves the Blood, Promote Menstruation, expels the Afterbirth (West, since Dioscorides)
-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea

6. Promotes Milk:
-promotes Breast Milk

7. Emetic:
-Promotes Vomiting

8. Kills Worms (Root, Seed; TCM, West)
-Kills Worms

9. Resists Poison:
-used in Antidotes

10. Externally:
-juice boiled in oil is used for earache and tinnitus (Unani)

Dose:
Root and Seed can be taken in similar doses.
Powder: 1–3 grams
Decoction: 4–12 grams

Comment:
The roots of Radish and Horseradish have similar effects, as do the seeds of Radish, used in the West and TCM. All parts of Radish warm to clear Cold Phlegm and resolve Damp. This is related to their other effects including Cough and Wheezing, clearing Food Stagnation and clearing Stones. The Chinese use Radish seed specifically for Food Stagnation and Cold Phlegm type Cough and Wheezing.

Correctives:
... available in PRO version

Substitutes:
... available in PRO version

Main Combinations:
Radish seed & Mustard seed

1. To promote Urine and clear Stones:
i. Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Juice of Horseradish ... available in PRO version
iii. Garden and Horseradish root, ... available in PRO version
iv. Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
v. Radish seed, ... available in PRO version
2. Wind-Cold sinus congestion:
i. Horseradish, ... available in PRO version
ii. Horseradish, ... available in PRO version
iii. Horseradish, ... available in PRO version
3. Cough with Cold Phlegm:
i. Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
iii. Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
4. Asthma:
i. Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
5. To increase Milk supply, Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
6. Against Poison, Radish seed ... available in PRO version
7. To expel Small Pox, Radish Seed, ... available in PRO version
8. Lupus, wash the part with Radish water. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)
9. Food Stagnation with abdominal distention, belching, diarrhea, Radish seed with ... available in PRO version
10. Dimness of sight: cut fresh Radish roots ... available in PRO version
11. As an emetic:
i. Radish root ... available in PRO version
ii. decoct Radish seed in ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Powder Proven for Lung Defects and All Coughs (Galen)
Powder to Increase Milk Supply
Electuary for Asthma (2) (De morbis internis curandis, 1551)

Bao He Wan
San Zi Yang Qin Tang

Cautions:
Not used for Heat and dryness, or Yin deficiency

Main Preparations used:
Essence, Wine Infusion and Distilled Water of Radish or Horseradish.