風蕭蕭：甘藍菜治胃病防癌抗老 Cabbage is a magic medicine
風蕭蕭 2018年2月5日 於加拿大
2012年4月7日， 我曾經寫過文章 《風蕭蕭 水是藥 能夠改善視力和胃病》，說，已經忘記了到底是哪年哪月的事了。隻記得有一篇文章，作者滿懷善意地、尊尊地告誡，說，飯前、後都不要飲水，因為水會衝淡胃酸，影響消化。我覺得很科學，照做。
結果，那時以來，胃的工作狀況一直不好，而且，越來越不好。
前年，持續性地胃漲、無食欲，慌了。趕緊到Kitchener（位於加拿大安省南部的小城市）的Grand River Hospital看急診。
檢查結果：B超：胃的上部有1.5x3.5平方厘米的潰瘍麵。X光：未見明顯異常。
我吃了醫生開的西藥片，不但，胃漲未見好轉，而且，沒有絲毫食欲了，還感到不舒服。按著藥名Google，發現此藥的作用僅僅是抑製胃酸分泌，沒有其他功效，還有副作用。
結果讓我想起與我一起工作的一個老外的一句警世恒言，說：藥廠在研究藥物的時候，總是讓藥物在產生治療作用的同時，也產生副作用，以引起新的疾病。然後再生產新藥來治療前藥產生的新疾病，同時再引起更新的疾病。如此無限循環。如果，患者的病都被徹底治好了，藥廠找誰騙錢去？他的話顯然是在調侃，但是，西藥的副作用大卻是事實。
我認真分析胃的問題究竟出在哪兒？又想起那篇很科學的、關於喝水稀釋胃酸的文章。既然飲水能稀釋胃酸，就多飲水稀釋胃酸，何必吃藥抑製胃酸分泌呢。
喝水的作用果然比吃西藥片的效果好。我又Google飲水的保健作用。結果讓我欣喜若狂。簡直是發現了靈丹妙藥。
高興之餘，寫了文章《風蕭蕭 水是藥 能夠改善視力和胃病》。
然而，光喝水消除胃脹也不是總有效，尤其是吃了生冷和辛辣的食物。最近，感覺吃了甘藍菜，也就是常說的疙瘩白或卷心菜，胃脹立刻消失了。
高興，又開始用Google搜索，原來在中國和西方，把甘藍菜作為藥用的曆史悠久。
中醫說：抗癌, 消胃潰瘍, 改善血糖和血脂, 維持骨骼密度。
西醫說：抗癌，消炎，養眼，減肥，利腦，護膚，消疾肉痛，調解血壓，增強免疫，消除體內毒素，調節荷爾蒙分泌，能減輕抑鬱狀態，防止老年癡呆，還能減低老化速度。
下麵是英文報道的鏈接：
甘藍—天然胃菜
http://www.sfbest.com/healthy/273/5477.html
甘藍又稱椰菜，性平味甘，入胃、腎二經。甘藍是世界衛生組織曾推薦的最佳蔬菜之一，也被譽為天然“胃菜”。
維生素C含量極高，還含有大量的鉀-維生素K1，而維生素E,及維生素U.據營養學家分析，每500克苤藍中含蛋白質5．9克．糖11克，粗纖維4．1克，灰分3．3克，鈣81毫克，磷122毫克，鐵1．1毫克，胡蘿卜素微量，硫胺素0．19毫克，核黃素0．07毫克，尼克酸1．5毫克，維生素C152毫克。
甘藍不僅能抗胃部潰瘍、保護並修複胃黏膜組織，還可以保持胃部細胞活躍旺盛，降低病變的幾率。患胃潰瘍及十二指腸潰瘍的人，可每天以椰菜榨汁飲用，還可混合蜂蜜食用，有促進潰瘍愈合的作用。維生素E，有增強人體免疫功能的作用。微量元素鉬，能抑製亞硝酸胺的合成，因而具有一定的防癌抗癌作用。
甘藍抗癌養胃降血脂 這種常見菜營養堪比高麗參
2015年08月24日13:41 來源：家庭醫生在線
http://health.people.com.cn/n/2015/0824/c14739-27507842.html
甘藍是十字花科植物，其多個變種，如花椰菜(菜花)、結球甘藍(卷心菜、洋白菜、圓白菜)、芥藍、西蘭花(綠菜花)、苤藍(撇藍)等是被人類廣泛食用的蔬菜。甘藍原產於歐洲，於荷蘭統治台灣時期所引進，據日本人稱許其營養價值如人參，因此又稱“高麗菜”。
唐代《本草拾遺》也記載甘藍菜的好處：“補骨髓，利五髒六腑，利關節，通經絡中結氣，明耳目，健人，少睡，益心力，壯筋骨，去心下結氣。”，可見自古甘藍菜即被視為具有多重功效的健康食物。彰基體係醫院總院廖珮吟營養師也指出，近年來，甘藍菜廣泛被作為研究，發現食用可能帶來以下4大好處：
甘藍的功效與作用：
抗癌
甘藍菜所含的植化素可以作為重要的抗氧化劑和抗炎相關慢性疾病的預防，包含癌症和冠狀動脈疾病。其豐富的抗氧化成分，可增強體內酵素係統的解毒能力，中和毒素對DNA產生的傷害，也可預防癌細胞轉移。
改善胃潰瘍
甘藍菜富含甲硫丁氨酸，，常見於甘藍菜、萵苣、苜蓿芽。等綠色植物中，此成分可能幫助消化性潰瘍的癒合。
改善血糖、血脂
近期研究發現，甘藍菜嫩芽可能改善第二型糖尿病的胰島素阻抗，另外，一顆甘藍菜約含7.8克的纖維質，而足夠的纖維攝取可以延緩飯後血糖上升、促進血脂肪的代謝。
維持骨骼密度
維持骨骼密度除了足夠鈣質、維生素D之外，還需要多種營養素來維持骨骼的新陳代謝，其中之一就是維生素K。維生素K是協助酵素合成與鈣結合蛋白的輔因子，與維持骨骼密度有關。每100克的甘藍菜富含約100～200微克的維生素K9，攝取100克即可達到一天的足夠攝取量，避免維生素K缺乏。
吃紫甘藍的注意事項
吃紫甘藍可以強身健體，但我們在吃紫甘藍時要有所注意。比如如果紫甘藍吃多了會怎麽樣和什麽人群不宜食用紫甘藍，紫甘藍不宜和什麽食物同食等等：
1、吃紫甘藍的時候要控製分量，紫甘藍富含膳食纖維，吃多了會過度促進腸胃蠕動，可能會導致腹瀉。
2、尤其是常年腹瀉，體質虛弱者不宜食用太多紫甘藍，紫甘藍的纖維素很豐富，常年腹瀉，體質虛弱的人吃多了的話容易導致更嚴重的腹瀉，導致身體更加虛弱，對身體健康不利。
3、紫甘藍富含維生素C，吃紫甘藍的時候最好不要同食蝦，維生素C豐富的食物和蝦同食可能會導致中毒。
甘藍的功效與作用 甘藍的配伍應用
來源：中藥360 時間：2017-05-05 14:01 編輯：zhongyao
【名稱】甘藍 始載於《本草拾遺》。為十字花科植物甘藍的莖葉。本品味甘、葉作藍綠色，故名。
【別名】：童藍菜（《千金要方》），西土藍《《本草拾遺》），包心菜、洋白菜《中國蔬菜栽培學》），卷心榮、蓮花白、葵花白菜（《中國藥植圖鑒》）。
【化學成分】甘藍含葡萄糖芸薹素（Glucobrassicin）和吲哚-3-乙醛。前者的含量在嫩葉為0. 5-0.9%，老葉為0.05-O.2%。含酚類成分黃酮醇、花白甙（Leucoanthocyanins）和綠原酸，異硫氰酸烯丙酯，含硫的抗甲狀腺物質。但這種抗甲狀腺物質在烹調加熱後即消失。此外，含維生素U樣物質甚多。
【藥理作用】種子提取物有某些抑菌作用，全草幾無抗菌作用。其葉（加熱處理）應用於局部有刺激作用。可緩解膽絞痛。維生素U樣物質有治胃潰瘍痛的作用，且認為較人工合成的效果好。
【性味】甘，平，無毒。
【歸經】入胃、腎二經。
【功效主治】
1.益腎補髓，腎藏精，主生長，發育與生殖；腎主骨生髓，開竅於耳，腎為生命之源，髒腑陰陽之本。若腎陰虧虛或腎陽不足，致腎精虧損，髓海不充，則可見腰冷酸痛，骨軟無力，腦轉耳鳴，健忘嗜睡等症。甘藍甘平無毒，主入腎經，可補腎生髓，故久食則精足髓充，陰陽調和而上述諸症自除。如《千金要方》講：“久食大益腎，填髓腦，利五髒，調六腑。”《本草拾遺》亦謂：“補骨髓，利五髒六腑，利關節，通經絡中結氣，明耳目，健人，少睡。”
2．和胃止痛：甘藍甘平，甘可緩急，又稟土而生，更入胃經，故有和中益胃而緩急止痛之功，用治胃脘脹痛，暖氣返酸等症可效。《本草拾遺》講：甘藍“治黃毒，煮作菜，經宿漬色黃，和鹽食之，去心下結伏氣”。
3．鑒別應用：甘藍與白菘，皆為白菜類食治之品，然白菘甘寒，長於清熱除煩，益胃生津；甘藍甘平，尤能補腎生髓，和胃止痛。
【用法用量】內服：30－60克，煮食，煎湯或絞汁服。
【和合宜忌】胃有積滯者宜慎。止痛宜鮮品生用。
【配伍應用】配飴糖，和胃止痛。飴糖甘溫，入脾胃經，功能補脾益胃，緩急止痛；甘藍甘平而入胃經，擅長和中益胃止痛，二藥配伍，相須為用，甘緩之力大增，用治虛寒胃痛。喜溫喜按，得食痛減者尤為相宜。
【方劑製劑】甘藍飴糖汁《《經驗方》） 鮮甘藍、飴糖。絞汁飯前服。治虛寒或氣滯胃痛，有和胃止痛之功。
【各家學說】
1.《備急千金要方》；“甘平，無毒。久食大益腎，填髓腦，利五髒，調六腑。”
2.《本草拾遺》：“甘藍是西土藍，闊葉可食，補骨髓，利五髒六腑，利關節，通經絡中結氣，明耳目，健人，少睡，益心力，壯筋骨。治黃毒，煮作葅，經宿漬色黃，和鹽食之。去心下結伏氣。”
3.《胡洽百病方》：“甘藍，河東隴西多種食之，漢地甚少有。其葉長大厚。煮食甘美。經冬不死，春亦有英，其花黃，生角結子。子甚治人多睡。”
4．《本草綱目》：“甘藍，此亦大葉冬藍之類也。甘平無毒。”
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The health benefits of cabbage include its frequent use as a treatment for constipation, stomach ulcers, headaches, obesity, skin disorders, eczema, jaundice, scurvy, rheumatism, arthritis, gout, eye disorders, heart diseases, and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Cabbage is a leafy vegetable of Brassica family and is round or oval in shape. It consists of soft, light green or whitish inner leaves covered with harder and dark green outer leaves. It is widely used throughout the world and can be prepared in a number of ways, but most commonly, it is included as either a cooked or raw part of many salads.
Cabbage is beneficial in curing various health ailments and a short list of those is listed below:
Deficiency of Vitamin C
Scurvy is a disease commonly characterized by spongy and bleeding gums, cracked lip corners, weakened immune system, frequent infections and cold, premature aging, and depression.
Remedy: Cabbage is an abundant source of vitamin C. You might be surprised to know that it is actually richer in vitamin C than oranges, which are considered the “best” source of that vital nutrient. Vitamin C, as one of the best antioxidants, reduces free radicals in your body that are the fundamental causes of premature aging. It also helps in repairing the wear and tear of the body through the course of life. Therefore, cabbage is very helpful in treating ulcers, certain cancers, depression, and boosting the immune system, and defending against cold and cough. It can also speed up the healing process for wounds and damaged tissues, regulate the proper functioning of the nervous system, and reduce the effects and presence of Alzheimer’s disease and other degenerative neural diseases.
Deficiency of Roughage
This is a very serious deficiency but one that is commonly overlooked in the maintenance of personal health. A lack of roughage in food can result in constipation, which is the root cause of many other ailments and health hazards such as stomach ulcers, headaches, gastrointestinal cancers, indigestion, and a subsequent loss of appetite. The dangers of roughage deficiency even extend to skin diseases, eczema, premature aging, and hundreds of mild to serious conditions.
Remedy: Cabbage is very rich in fiber, which is the main health benefit of roughage. This helps the body retain water and it maintains the bulkiness of the food as it moves through the bowels. Thus, it is a good remedy for constipation and other problems related to digestion.
Deficiency of Sulfur
Sulfur is a very useful nutrient as it fights infections. A deficiency of sulfur can result in microbial infections and a greatly reduced rate in the healing of wounds.
Remedy: Again, cabbage is rich in sulfur. So, it helps fight infections in wounds and reduces the frequency and severity of ulcers.
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One of the most celebrated health benefits of cabbage is its powerful antioxidant quality. This means that cabbage and other similar vegetables scavenge free radicals from the body, which can be detrimental to overall health and are major contributors to cancer and heart diseases.
Cabbage also has a number of anti-cancer compounds, like lupeol, sinigrin, and sulforaphane, which are known to stimulate enzyme activity and inhibit the growth of tumors that lead to cancer. One study, performed primarily on Chinese women, showed a significant reduction in breast cancer when cruciferous vegetables like cabbage were regularly added to their diet.
Cabbage is known to accumulate a build-up of cadmium-binding complexes in its leaves and one of the main components of that is glutamine. Glutamine is a strong anti-inflammatory agent, so consuming cabbage can reduce the effects of many types of inflammation, irritation, allergies, joint pain, fever, and various skin disorders.
Cabbage is a rich source of beta-carotene, so many people, particularly as they get older, turn to cabbage for its ability to prevent macular degeneration and promote good eye health and delay cataract formation. Beta-carotene has also been positively linked to reduced chances of prostate cancer, which is an extra bonus on top of other anti-carcinogenic effects of cabbage!
Cabbage is frequently recommended for people who want to lose weight in a healthy way. Since cabbage is packed with many beneficial vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, it is a healthy dietary option for people to eat and is quite filling since it has high levels of fiber, which add bulk to the bowels. It is also low in calories, amounting to only 33 calories in a cup of cooked cabbage. Therefore, people can go on the popular “cabbage soup” diet, and eat plenty of food to stay healthy, without gaining excess weight!
Let’s not forget that cabbage is a very powerful brain food! The presence of vitamin K and anthocyanins within cabbage can give a strong boost to mental function and concentration. Vitamin K is essential for the production of sphingolipids, the myelin sheath around nerves. This wrapping is what protects nerves from damage and decay. Therefore, consuming vitamin K can improve your defense against neural degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia.
Furthermore, the anthocyanins in cabbage are a current area of research, but early indications point to it being a more powerful source of antioxidants than vitamin C, and red cabbage has even more types of anthocyanins than normal cabbage. It also appears that the nutrient uptake is not limited by anything and that people can eat as much cabbage as they want, and continue to accumulate antioxidants, which help fight off diseases, reduce chances of cancer, improve the nervous system, and increase brain function.
Cabbage, as well as all cruciferous vegetables, are great sources of minerals, like calcium, magnesium, and potassium. These three essential minerals are integral in the protection of bones from degradation and the onset of conditions like osteoporosis and general bone weakening.
Regulates Blood PressureThe presence of potassium in cabbage also makes it a wonderful way to protect yourself from elevated blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Potassium is a vasodilator, which means that it opens up the blood vessels and eases the flow of blood, so it isn’t being forced in a stress-inducing way through constricted arteries and veins. Overall, cabbage is a great shield against many types of dangerous conditions!
As mentioned already, cabbage is rich in antioxidants, including vitamin C, anthocyanins, and sulfur, since it is a cruciferous vegetable. Antioxidants play a major role in skin health and the general toning and improvement of the body in response to the aging process. Free radicals can be an underlying cause of wrinkles, skin discoloration, spots, and many other conditions. Therefore, the antioxidants you get by eating cabbage can cause a turn-around in your aging processes, leaving you feeling and looking healthy and young.
When certain bacteria ferment the sugars in cabbage during the preparation of sauerkraut, lactic acid is released. It isn’t the easiest compound to find in a diet, but it has been shown to reduce muscle soreness and aches, so in some small way, cabbage can help general pain relief and muscle soreness, depending on how it is prepared.
Cabbage acts as a good detoxifier too, meaning that it purifies the blood and removes toxins, primarily free radicals and uric acid which are the main causes of rheumatism, gout, arthritis, renal calculi, skin diseases, and eczema. This detoxifying effect of cabbage is due to the high content of vitamin C and sulfur in it.
Cabbage, being rich in iodine, helps in proper functioning of the brain and the nervous system, along with keeping the glands of the endocrine system in proper condition. It is good for the brain and is useful in the treatment of neural disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The other nutrients present in cabbage, such as vitamin E, keep the skin, eyes, and hair healthy. The calcium, magnesium, and potassium found in cabbage are very useful for a wide range of health benefits. Cabbage can also be used for the treatment of varicose veins, leg ulcers, and peptic and duodenal ulcers.
Basically, this common component of your Chinese dishes could be a miraculous addition to your diet. Don’t be afraid to add cabbage to your daily diet, whether it is in your soup or salad, and that small change will help you live a healthier and longer life.
Cooked cabbage is how most people get it into their diet or system, but cooking actually causes a loss of many of the nutrients, particularly the high levels of vitamin C. Besides, the other nutrients become harder for the body to absorb. The best option is to eat the cabbage raw!
Since ancient times cabbage has been used as a form of medicine and treatment.
Green cabbage is one of the most widely used vegetables in the world. Aside from being inexpensive, this multi-layered leafy veggie has a wide range of health benefits. Cabbage is used as a home remedy for treatment of jaundice, scurvy, arthritis, stomach ulcers, constipation, obesity, migraines, gout, heart diseases, eye disorders and slowing down the aging process. The health benefits of cabbage are discussed in detail in the lines below.
1. Improves Eye Health
Cabbage benefits in improving eyesight. Research reveals the risk of glaucoma, cataract, and macular degenerative diseases is reduced greatly with a diet rich in antioxidants. The presence of complex antioxidant activity found in cabbage is known to promote good eye health. Cabbage is an excellent source of vitamin C that is vital for good eye health.
2. Excellent for Bone Health
Cabbage is a rich source of minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorous among others. The onset of osteoporosis is greatly minimized with intake of essential minerals for strong bones. Furthermore, the presence of vitamin K in cabbage ensures that osteocalcin, a calcium-binding protein forms calcium bonds to regulate osteoclasts where old bone cells make way for new bone cells through tear down.
3. A Natural Way to Detoxify
A natural way to detoxify is by including cabbage in your diet. Cabbage acts as a natural purifier of blood. Regular consumption of this vegetable helps fight harmful free radicals and uric acid levels that are responsible for a string of other conditions such as gout, arthritis, eczema, renal calculi and rheumatism.
4. Improves Skin and Slows down Aging
Cabbage is an excellent source of minerals and vitamins, as such has benefits for skin too. Consumption of cabbage improves skin tone and skin texture. The presence of antioxidants in this vegetable ensure the slowdown of aging process, this is done by prevention and spread of harmful free radicals that do damage to skin tissue thereby causing sagging skin and wrinkles. Cabbage is a good source of sulfur and potassium.
Sulfur plays a pivotal role in drying up oily and acne prone skin thereby preventing acne and acne breakouts. Potassium present in cabbage plays an important role in eliminating toxins and impurities and by doing so improves skin elasticity (texture) and complexion. Signs of premature aging such as dimpled skin, uneven skin tone, and fine lines can be eliminated by regular consumption of cabbage. If you have skin problems, start drinking cabage juice to gain benefits.
5. Promotes Healthy Hair Growth
Cabbage benefits hair growth as it is a healthy source of vitamins and minerals. Cabbage paste mixed with yogurt and a squeeze of lemon can be applied on the scalp. Leave the paste on for 15 minutes before washing clean with an herbal shampoo. You can repeat this procedure two times a week for shiny smooth hair. Furthermore, sulfur present in cabbage is also an important for keratin that protects epithelial cells from damage thereby keeping hair roots healthy. Raw cabbage juice and cucumber juice are a rich source of sulfur and silicon, minerals that play an important role in hair growth and prevention of hair loss.
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6. Excellent for Brain Health
If you want to boost your brain health it makes perfect sense to include cabbage in your diet. The presence of Vitamin K plays an important for the metabolism of lipids (sphingolipids) that are in high concentrations in brain cells. Vitamin K plays a vital role in production of myelin sheath surrounding the nerves. This sheath protects nerves from decay and damage. Individuals consuming cabbage regularly are less likely to develop Dementia or Alzheimer’s at a late stage in life.
7. Minimizes the Risk of Cancer
Cruciferous vegetables including cabbage contain glucosinolates, a compound that plays an important role in fighting spread of cancer cells. Cabbage is a source of powerful antioxidants that scavenge on harmful free radicals. The presence of compounds such as sulforaphane, sinigrin and lupeol are known to stimulate enzyme activity and prevent the growth of tumors that can lead to cancer. Consumption of cabbage lowers the risk of cancer and heart diseases.
8. Use Cabbage for Good Cardiovascular Health
A cabbage soup diet is apt for a healthy heart. Cabbage is an excellent source of potassium which plays an important role in lowering systolic blood pressure. Furthermore, Indole-3 carbinol in cabbage plays a role in liver detoxification and thereby gets rid of harmful toxins and impurities in the body. Intake of potassium helps widen the blood vessels and eases the flow of blood in required body tissues. Eating cabbage is a natural way to good cardiovascular health.
9. Recommended In Weight Loss Diets
Cabbage is a vegetable recommended by dieticians and nutritionists in weight loss diets. Cabbage is packed with mineral and vitamins that are beneficial for good health. Cabbage offers a good amount of dietary fiber that corrects bowel movement. Furthermore, cabbage is low on calories, which is why a number of individuals opt for a variety of cabbage soup diets for weight loss. Also, cabbage juice benefits in your weight loss efforts. Start drinking cabbage juice to reduce your belly fat.
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10. Has Anti-Inflammatory Properties
The presence of polyphenols in cabbage has anti inflammatory benefits. When oxidative stress combines with chronic inflammation the results can be catastrophic. Cabbage flavonoids have anti inflammatory compounds such as quercitol, pelargonodin, naringenin, kaempferol, purpurogalin, malvidin, betanidin, tetrahydrochalcone, luteolin, artemetin, equol, hydroxyflavone, and butein. Eating cabbage regularly reduces different types of inflammation, allergies, skin irritation and itch.
11. Cabbage Helps Diabetics control Blood Sugar levels
Cabbage is a vegetable which is high in fiber and low on calories making it a perfect veggie for diabetics. Foods with high GI (Glycemic Index) raise blood glucose levels in blood quickly. Cabbage is a low on GI which means it raises blood glucose levels slowly. Research reveals regular consumption of cabbage reduces blood sugar levels and keeps levels balanced.
12. Excellent For Constipation
Cabbage is a great source of roughage also referred to as dietary fiber. Regular consumption of foods rich in fiber plays a crucial role in correcting bowel movement. The fiber present in cabbage helps in intestine stimulation for enhanced bowel activity. Cabbage is has colon cleansing properties. It boosts levels of chlorine, iodine and sulfur in one’s internal chemistry. Together sulfur and chlorine work relieving clogged intestinal tract. The nutritional value of cabbage acts as a miracle worker for the digestive system. However, excess amounts of cabbage can lead to bloating.
13. Provides Relief and Heals Ulcers
Cabbage juice is used as a home remedy to treat peptic ulcers. Cabbage is a rich source of amino acid glutamine. Glutamine coming from a natural source is superior to antacids used for treating ulcer. Regular consumption of cabbage juice helps repair and nourish the gastrointestinal lining. The presence of compounds such as S-methylmethionine, L-glutamine, gefarnate and glucosinolates heal and ensure protection to delicate mucus membrane lining of stomach and digestive tract.
14. Strengthens the Immune System
Eating cabbage regularly improves immunity. Cabbage is a powerhouse of minerals and vitamins that are essential to fight infections. Individuals with a weakened immune system should include cabbage in their diet because the vegetable is a rich source of sulfur that helps fight and keep infections away. The complex mix of mineral and vitamins in cabbage help boost immunity and offers resistance against conditions such as cold and cough. Additionally, regular consumption of this vegetable helps the process of healing wounds and damaged tissues.
15. Helps Arthritis Conditions
In many cultures cabbage leaves are used as treatment for knee joint pain in osteoarthritis. The combination of vitamins, phytonutrients, anthocyanins and glutamine provide instant relief for knee inflammation among ostheoarthritis sufferers. Bruise large leaves of red cabbage with meat a meat hammer to release cabbage juices through a polutice. Place the cabbage polutice in a foil and warm in an oven. Make sure the polutice is warm and not hot. Remove the cabbage leaf polutice from the foil and place the polutice on the joints where there is pain and swelling. Wrap the polutice with gauze bandage and leave for an hour. You repeat this process everyday to reduce swelling and joint pain.
Minerals
Vitamins
Carbohydrates- 5.8 g
Sugars- 3.2 g
Dietary Fiber- 2.5 g
Protein- 1.28 g
Fat- 0.1 g
Energy- 103 kj (25 kcal)
Other Constituents
Fluoride- 1 ug
(Nutritional Value Source: USDA Nutrition Database)
Warning: If you experience any allergy or allergic reaction to cabbage, stop the home remedial treatment and consult a health practitioner immediately.
So you have read all the health benefits of cabbage. If you already have cabbage included in your time, you must cheer about its goodness. If you hate cabbage, it is time to change your perception about it. Include cabbage in your diet as it is very good for your health. Eat cabbage leaves, drink its soup or use cabbage juice to gain all the benefits provided by this miracle vegetable.
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