COL
brassica oleracea
COL
brassica oleracea
Other Names:
Cabbage
,
cabbage
.
The Celts and the Romans already cultivated
cabbage
,
vegetable
par excellence. The
cabbage
has
been using for over 2, 000 years as food and as medicine.
Habitat:
Native to Europe, where wild on the shores of the
English
Channel, Atlantic and western Mediterranean. It is cultivated throughout the world.
Description:
plant from the cruciferous
family
, with very large divided leaves and fleshy consistency.
Has
no heart.
Used parts:
the leaves.
Properties and indications:
the leaves are rich in chlorophyll, and therefore in
magnesium
. They also contain
a
substance similar to
sulfur
mustard
, minerals, vitamins (especially
C
,
A
, and possibly
U
) mucilages, and
a
factor antiulcer not well identified yet. It is relatively rich in carbohydrates or carbohydrates (7%) and
protein
(4%)
but
its fat content is very low (0. 6%) Cabbages have the following properties:
Antiulcer:
on the domestic route, its juice is recommended against gastroduodenal ulcer, which is able to heal. Dr. Schneider, in his book "The
health
nutrition
, " mentions experiences that have shown the healing capacity of fresh
cabbage
juice on the gastroduodenal ulcer. After four or five days to administer
a
glass before
each
meal, the
stomach
pain disappeared. At three weeks,
was
obtained ulcer healing. This action is attributed to the antiulcer not yet well known
vitamin
U
.
Antianaemic antiscorbutic and hypoglycemic (lowers the blood sugar of diabetics)
Diuretic, purifying, and consumed on an empty
stomach
, worming.
Healing and
vulnerary
:
cabbage
, applied in poultice, cure infected wounds, ulcers and varicose clumsy, eczema,
acne
and furúnculos.
Anticancer:
there is evidence that
cabbage
can act as
a
preventive of the formation of cancerous
tumors
, possibly due to their content of carotene (
vitamin A
)
Use:
the juice of the fresh plant, half
a
cup, 3 or 4 times daily before meals, that is, on an empty
stomach
. To apply in cataplasms, the raw leaves (previously crushed with
a
rolling pin or cylindrical bottle) or boiled and mixed with bran to make them more compact.
Precautions:
When
cabbage
is consumed continuously for long periods, can have antithyroid effect and get to cause
goiter
.
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