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Armoracia rusticana
Scientific Name: Horseradish
Other Names: Cochlearia armoracia, German Mustard, Great Raifort, Horse Radish, Mountain Radish, Pepperrot, Red Cole, Stingnose

References

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Goos KH, Albrecht U, Schneider B. Efficacy and safety profile of a herbal drug containing nasturtium herb and horseradish root in acute sinusitis, acute bronchitis and acute urinary tract infection in comparison with other treatments in the daily practice/results of a prospective cohort study. [Article in German] Arzneimittelforschung. 2006;56(3):249-257.

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HealthNotes, Inc. Horseradish. 2002. Available at: http://www.mycustompak.com/healthNotes/Herb/Horseradish.htm. Accessed September 30, 2003.

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Kienholz M. Studies of antibacterial substances from horseradish (Cochlearia armoracia), nasturtium (Tropaeolum maius) and garden peppergrass (Lepidium sativum) [Article in German] Archives of Hygiene and Bacteriology. 1957;141(3):182-197.

Kienholz M, Kemkes B. The antibacterial action of ethereal oils from horseradish root (Cochlearia armoracia L.) [Article in German] Arzneimittelforschung. 1960 Nov;10:917-918.

Maslov AK, Khivrina SA. Prospects for leprosy treatment via complexation [sic] of rifampicin with iodide and horse-radish root. [Article in Russian] Probl Tuberk Bolezn Legk. 2007;(4):25-27.

Maslov AK, Luzhnova SA, Kalyanina OV. Effects of horseradish root on functional activity of phagocytes, total blood cell count, and state of the liver in mice with experimental leprosy. Bulletin of Experimental Biology in Medicine. 2002;134(2):156-158.

Matsuda H, Ochi M, Nagatomo A, Yoshikawa M. Effects of allyl isothiocyanate from horseradish on several experimental gastric lesions in rats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 2007;561(1-3):172-181.

McCann J. The horseradish plant. Global Gourmet. No date given. Available at: http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1297/horsplnt.html. Accessed September 30, 2003.

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Munday R, Munday CM. Induction of phase II detoxification enzymes in rats by plant-derived isothiocyanates: comparison of allyl isothiocyanate with sulforaphane and related compounds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2004;52(7):1867-1871.

Munday R, Munday CM. Selective induction of phase II enzymes in the urinary bladder of rats by allyl isothiocyanate, a compound derived from Brassica vegetables. Nutrition in Cancer. 2002;44(1):52-59.

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Talalay P. Chemoprotection against cancer by induction of phase 2 enzymes. Biofactors. 2000;12(1-4):5-11.

Tonegawa M, Dec J, Bollag JM. Use of additives to enhance the removal of phenols from water treated with horseradish and hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Environmental Quality. 2003;32(4):1222-1227.

Walther J. Treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract with an extract from Cochlearia armoracia (horseradish). [Article in German] Medizinische. 1959;4(2):78-79.

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Weil MJ, Zhang Y, Nair MG. Tumor cell proliferation and cyclooxygenase inhibitory constituents in horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) and Wasabi (Wasabia japonica). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2005;53(5):1440-1444.

Last Revised October 12, 2007

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In general, herbal products are not subject to review or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They are not required to be standardized, meaning that the amounts of active ingredients or contaminants they contain may vary between brands or between different batches of the same brand. Not all of the risks, side effects, or interactions associated with the use of herbal products are known because few reliable studies of their use in humans have been done.

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