Cabbage, a popular vegetable throughout the world, has the
reputation for its high nutritional content and wonderful health benefits.
Cabbage, a popular vegetable throughout the world, has the reputation for
its high nutritional content and wonderful health benefits. An excellent
source of vitamins found in cabbage
is much higher than any other kinds of vegetables including carrots, potatoes
and onions. Based on many studies, the combination of vitamin A and vitamin K
in cabbage helps reinforce the strength of blood arteries in the body. In
addition, cabbage contains well-
known cancer-fighting compounds
named sulforaphane, phenethyl isothiocyanate and indole-3-carbinol.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, cabbage is sweet in taste, neutral in
nature, non-toxic with strong actions of regulating
blood, clearing heat, dispelling phlegm and dampness, moistening intestines,
relieving stomach, improving detoxification and benefitting urination. It
has been associated with a reduced risk
of mental asthenia, lower back and joints pain, cancers, cardiovascular
diseases…
Figure 1.Cabbage juice is used as a
treatment for stomach ulcer
Relieve pain: Drink cabbage juice and
poultice the grounds on the pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis, gout and neuralgia.
Soothe joints pain, limbs soreness and swollen nodes: Heat up
brayed cabbage leaves, place on the
pain and then cover with thick cotton bandage.
Stop cough with phlegm: Cabbage 80-100g, water 500ml. Decoct all
these until one third of the fluid obtained. Add honey to taste. Combine eating
raw and fresh cabbage.
Support diabetes treatment: Use 100g every day for type-2
diabetes prevention and treatment.
Treat peptic ulcer disease (PUD): Husk each
layer of a cabbage (even the outer
layer), cut cleaned cabbage leaves right through the veins into
half. Let steamed leaves dry, bray them and then use a cotton tissue to filter
out the juice. One kilogram of cabbage can obtain 500ml of juice. Dosage:
Divide 1000ml cabbage juice into small doses, and then drink it instead of
water. Add a pinch of sugar or salt to taste. Each period of treatment lasts 2
months. It is possible to combine with other medicines.
In addition,
cabbage juice can be used to treat sore throat, hoarseness, microbial
and fungal infections.
Cautions: Those with constipation and difficult urination should not
consume raw and fermented cabbage.
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