Turnip was known in folk medicine as a purifier of the blood. Being rich in vitamin C, it was used to treat scurvy and was thought to give clear skins to people who ate it regularly. It was also used to increase energy and cure depression.
Turnips were also used in disorders of the urinary tract, being used as a diuretic and to cure kidney stones. Gout and arthritis were treated with them. They were used as a remedy for bronchitis, and the juice was used in the treatment of tuberculosis. Turnip juice was also used as a decongestant in colds, catarrh and coughs.
Externally, turnips were used in poultices as a remedy for boils, abscesses and chilblains. Swollen joints in arthritis, gout and rheumatism were said to be helped by the application of a turnip poultice.
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