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Horseradish village (lat. Armoracia rusticana) - a herbaceous medicinal perennial plant of the Horseradish genus (Latin Armoracia), belonging to the Cabbage family (Latin Brassicaceae). All parts of the plant are rich in natural ingredients that can support human health or heal from ailments.
What's in your name
The Latin name of the genus "Armoracia" reflects some similarity between Horseradish and Radish, because the word “Armoraci” is translated into Russian as “wild radish”.
As for the Russian name of the genus "Horseradish", there are several versions of the origin of this word. According to one of them, the roots of the word lie in the ancient Indian language (appeared 4 thousand years ago), in which the consonant word meant "burning, pungent."
The specific epithet "rusticana" was given by the Google translator "with a rustic look", referring to the Corsican language. In Russian it sounds like "rustic", although more often the plant is called"
Horseradish ordinary ».
The rich language of the Russian people invented many other names for this amazing creation of nature, among which the most popular are: forest radish, pepper root, peasant mustard …
Description
The main part of Horseradish ordinary is its fleshy thick roots, the burning taste of which came to man's taste, and therefore he ranked the plant as a vegetable crop and started growing horseradish. Moreover, the roots of the plant have healing powers and have been used for the treatment of human ailments for a long time.
The powerful root also reveals powerful erect stems on the surface of the earth, the height of which varies from 0.5 to 1.5 meters. The stems love to branch.
Three types of leaves live on one plant at the same time. Basal leaves continue the tradition of roots and stems and are large in size. Oblong long leaves have a heart-shaped base, a pointed apex and a wavy-toothed spectacular edge. The oblong-lanceolate leaves in the lower part of the stem are pinnately-separated, and higher along the stem are located whole leaves of a linear shape.
The stems of horseradish village end in lush multi-flowered inflorescences formed by white 4-petal flowers typical of plants of the Cabbage family with yellow stamens in the center.
The crown of the growing season is swollen, oblong-oval, short, nest-like pods, with four seeds sitting in the nest.
Chemical wealth
All parts of the plant are real pantries filled with useful chemicals for humans, requiring a sense of proportion when using.
The rustic horseradish owes its specific acrid taste and smell to the essential oil that permeates all parts of the plant. The main component of the essential oil is allyl mustard oil, for which the plant is popularly called "Peasant mustard".
You can long list the beneficial substances that are contained in the roots, fresh root juice, leaves and seeds, such as starch, carotene, carbohydrates …, but all these substances are found in other plants as well.
What you don't find in other plants is horseradish peroxidase. It is an ideal enzyme whose activity product is a luminescent, that is, a colored, luminous compound that is used by scientists in molecular biology. Obtaining this enzyme is much cheaper than obtaining other similar enzymes, and it "works" relatively more stable than others.
Usage
In addition to being used in molecular biology, Horseradish has long gained popularity not only for rural but also for urban culinary specialists.
Not a single festive table can do without horseradish, because this spicy flavoring additive can turn any meat or fish dish into an unforgettable pleasure.
The bactericidal properties of roots and leaves, as well as their specific aroma, make Rustic horseradish an indispensable element for salting any garden vegetables and mushrooms.
Traditional healers in Russia have long used the healing abilities of horseradish in the treatment of diseases of the human digestive system, for various problems when the intervention of substances with antibacterial properties is required.
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