HOMEOPATHIC CLINICAL: Tincture of the root for albuminuria, aphonia, asthma, cataract, colic, cornea
(spots on), eruptions, eyes (affections of), gonorrhea, gravel, headache, leukorrhea, lungs (edema of),
rheumatism, scurvy, strangury, toothache, ulcers, urinary disorders.
RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE: Hren (horseradish) is a bitter spice found growing in most gardens for home use as
a food accompaniment and as folk medicine. This is a rich source of vitamin C and is given in cases of
scrofula, as a stomachic, and as a diuretic. The juice of the root mixed with honey aids a sluggish liver.
The whole root boiled in beer with juniper berries is used for dropsy. PRECAUTION: the beer should be
from the old-time, naturally aged process, not artificial, fast-cured beer (Bello-Russ. Academy of
Science, 1965).