Spicy, Healing Horseradish

Reader Contribution by Lori Osterloh-Hagaman
Published on April 7, 2014

My earliest memories of horseradish (Cochlearia Armoracia) include my mother’s mother digging it up in late August. She would grind it up and share her plentiful batches with the neighbors, who would add it to everything from sauer krat to meat loaf. Everyone recognizes the pungent taste of this common plant. It can be found in many mayo-based sauces to complement meats heavy in fat content, like pork

The medicinal part of this plant is the root. WebMD.com lists these as other names for the peppery root:

Amoraciae Rusticanae
Radix
Armoracia lopathifolia
Armoracia rusticana
Cochlearia armoracia
Cran de Bretagne
Cranson
Grand Raifort

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