Do You Eat Radish Greens Along with your Radishes

If you are like me, you have probably been throwing away radish greens for years, but no longer. 

Radishes and Radish Greens Have Amazing Health Benefits 

Cleansing for Your Liver

Radishes and their greens can help remove excess bilirubin from the liver preventing jaundice.  When your liver can’t break down the bilirubin fast enough it shows up by a yellow tinge in the skin or eyes and is often present in newborns.  The radishes help the liver pass it through your body.

Helps Maintain Your Weight

Radishes and radish greens contain fiber, aka indigestible carbohydrates. This keeps your system flushed and functioning with regularity and also aids in maintaining a healthy weight.

Potent Detoxifier

They contain significant amounts of vitamin C and several other vitamins and minerals, and a few not-so-familiar phytochemicals such as indoles, which detoxify,

Supports Your Urinary Track

Both radishes and radish greens are naturally peppery but they may help to relieve any burning sensation experienced during urination. That may be because radishes are a natural diuretic, purifying the kidney and urinary systems and relieving inflammation.

Good For Your Skin

They have antibacterial, antifungal, and detoxifying properties, and contain compounds that soothe rashes, dryness, and other skin disorders. 

Cancer Prevention

Studies of the roots and leaves of radishes show they contain an important isothiocyanate antioxidant compound called sulforaphane, a proven cancer fighter.  Also powerful antioxidant flavonoids zeaxanthin, lutein, and beta carotene.

Most of the time I eat radishes raw but they are surprisingly delicious cooked. Instead of being crunchy and peppery they become smooth and silky. In this dish I braise the radishes then add the greens toward the end to add a contrasting flavor and texture.  Cooking the greens mellow their peppery flavor.  Click here for the recipe:

Braised Radish Greens with Red Radishes