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Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is a perennial plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family.
The root has a very intense scent and taste resulting from the content of glucosinolates and is used in traditional medicine as an antibacterial and, in cooking, as a condiment.
It is cultivated in temperate regions around the world and the roots are a rich source of peroxidases, enzymes useful for health. The roots contain two flavonoids, Quercetin and Kaempferol, which probably act as antimutagens against oxidative damage (1).
In medicine used for the treatment of acute sinusitis, bronchitis, and urinary bladder infection (2).
This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory potential of Armoracia rusticana and established its antitumor efficacy (3).
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(1) Pdma VV, et al. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2012;2:910. Gafrikova M., Galova E., Sevcovicova A., Imreova P., Mucaji P., Miadokova E. Extract from armoracia rusticana and its flavonoid components protect human lymphocytes against oxidative damage induced by hydrogen peroxide. Molecules. 2014;19(3):3160–3172. doi: 10.3390/molecules19033160
(2) Fintelmann V., Albrecht U., Schmitz G., Schnitker J. Efficacy and safety of a combination herbal medicinal product containing Tropaeoli majoris herba and Armoraciae rusticanae radix for the prophylactic treatment of patients with respiratory tract diseases: a randomised, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2012;28(11):1799–1807. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.742048.
(3) Anti-inflammatory activity of horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) root extracts in LPS-stimulated macrophages.
Marzocco S, Calabrone L, Adesso S, Larocca M, Franceschelli S, Autore G, Martelli G, Rossano R.
Food Funct. 2015 Dec;6(12):3778-88. doi: 10.1039/c5fo00475f.
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