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Fermented Daikon Cut Liver Fat in Mice
Daikon / White Radish · หัวไช้เท้า · Raphanus sativus
Daikon / White Radish — หัวไช้เท้า (hua-chai-thao) — Raphanus sativus.
Fermented daikon lowered liver fat, liver enzymes, and triglycerides in one mouse study. Daikon — หัวไช้เท้า, hua-chai-thao — is the white radish root used in soups, pickles, and fried radish cake. It contains vitamin C, folate, and potassium. Folate supports normal cell division and blood formation, especially before and during pregnancy. Kaeng Juead Hua Chai Thao (a clear soup) simmers daikon slices with pork ribs until the radish turns soft and translucent, which you eat with steamed jasmine rice. For Khanom Phak Kat (fried radish cake), cooks grate radish into rice flour, steam it into cakes, then pan-fry the slices with egg and garlic chives, dipping each bite into sweet black soy sauce. The peppery tops are edible and cook like other tender leafy greens. For the root, loose deep soil matters; compacted ground leaves it stunted. Follow Longevity Biome for more Thai plants, dishes, and the studies behind them.
Kaeng Juead Hua Chai Thao — แกงจืดหัวไชเท้า (kaeng-juead-hua-chai-thao)
Khanom Phak Kat — ขนมผักกาด (ka-nom-phak-kat)
Source: Ahn M et al. (2019). Fermented radish attenuates NAFLD in mice. Food Sci Nutr 7(11):3712-3722. PMC6804762
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Food and nutrients
Rich in: vitamin C, folate, potassium
Research context
Radish reduced liver fat and liver-enzyme markers in mice with fatty liver — Food Science & Nutrition, 2019 (animal study)