The benefits to health Radish provides

Radish, the well known part of your salad, is a root crop, pungent or sweet in taste with a lot of juice.

Radishes can be white, red, purple or black, long cylindrical or round in shape. They are eaten raw, cooked or pickled.

The oil obtained from the seeds of radish is also used. The other parts of the radish which are consumed are the leaves.

Radish is very good for the liver and the stomach and it is a very good detoxifier too, that is, it purifies blood. It is miraculously useful in jaundice.

It also checks destruction of red blood cells during jaundice by increasing supply of fresh oxygen in the blood.

Radish is very rich in roughage, i.e. Indigestible carbohydrates. This facilitates digestion.

 Radishes are diurectic in nature, i.e. increase production of urine. Juice of radish also cures inflammation and burning feeling during urinating. It also cleans the kidneys and inhibits infections in kidneys and urinary system.

In terms of weight loss Radishes are very filling, that is it, fills your stomach and satisfies your hunger easily without giving you many calories, they are low in digestible  carbohydrates, high in roughage and contain a lot of water It is a very good dietary option for those determined to lose weight.

Radish is especially beneficial for liver and gallbladder functions. Apart from the benefits mentioned, radish is a good appetizer, mouth and breath freshener.