Cabbage As Herbal Medicine
February 5, 2009
Cabbage a common leafy vegetable; it is enriched with nutrients like fiber, vitamin and essential minerals like calcium, iron, phosphorus, and sulfur. The smaller head of cabbage is rich in vitamin C and the outer leaves of cabbage are richer in nutrients than the inner leaves.
There are multiple uses of cabbage as an effective herbal medicine. It is widely used as a natural antidote for inflammation.
To use this remedy one has to make a smooth paste out of cabbage leaves and apply the paste with the holder of tender cabbage leaf on the swollen place for the best result. This poultice will reduce the pain and discomfort of inflammation.
Cabbage is full of iron count, thus in case of anemia affected patients, consumption of cabbage in the form of soup, or in the form salad, or vegetable serves effective and positive purpose.
Cabbage is good remedy for weight loss problem. As this leafy vegetable is full of fiber, it takes time to get digested. In this way cabbage consumption helps to control appetite as well as the intake of calorie which helps in controlling obesity.
Apart from these remedies, cabbage works as effective remedy against blisters, diabetes, joint-pains, migraine, and sores.
Cabbage is full of Vitamin C and Vitamin P, which helps to keep the strength of arteries and helps to control the attack of aging thus it works against aging process.
Cabbage juice is natural herbal medicine to treat ulceration; regular consumption of cabbage in diet helps to reduce the chance of infliction of breast cancer, and lung cancer. Although gas and flatulence is often observed as the side effect of cabbage, the minimum side effect can be overlooked for its immense medicinal properties.
Cabbage is useful in beauty treatment as well. A combination of spinach and cabbage leaves in boiled water need to be made a remedy for dull and lifeless skin.
When the decoction will be cooled off add one egg [if you have oily skin], or you need to add curd [if you possess dry skin] before apply it on face and neck. It will help to make the skin glowing with natural brightness.
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