• Common name : Horseradish
• Scientific name : Armoraciarusticana
• Family : Brassicaceae
• Native land : South-Eastern Europe and Western Asia
Horseradish is a herbaceous perennial plant. It is a somewhat coarse vegetable that is grown for its pungent, fleshy roots. It has large, variably sized, dock-like, toothed, shiny, dark green leaves. It has insignificant, whitish flowers which appear in summer. The leaves are textured like puckered crepe paper. In temperate Eastern Europe, it is indigenous. It has been used for medicinal and culinary purposes. In the past, physicians and healers used to recommend horseradish for everything from a sore throat to digestive upset.
