Since ancient times, the cabbage is used as both food and medicine. Contemporary researchers have also confirmed the healing properties of this vegetable. The cabbage is biologically extremely valuable food.
Content of the cabbage
The cabbage is rich in water and it contains unbelievable 93%. The amount of carbohydrates is not large, only 4% and the amount of proteins is 1.4%. It contains solid amount of dietary fiber 2-2.8%. When it comes to its caloric value, it is really small (100g of white cabbage provide 30kcal while red cabbage 37kcal). From minerals it contains huge amount of iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and calcium. Speaking of vitamins, it includes huge amount of vitamin C and it is also rich in vitamin A, vitamins B, vitamin K and PP vitamins. Additionally, it contains carotene as well.
The cabbage is effective for preventing and treating various diseases and we offer you a short list of some of them:
- Eating cabbage for healthy breasts
It is scientifically proven that the consumption of cabbage and other vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower (genus Brassicaceae) reduces fibrocystic changes in your breasts. What this vegetable does is affecting the faster ejection of the hormone estrogen from the body, by acceleration of the metabolism. The elimination of estrogen is a good thing because it is known that it influences the increase of tumor nodules in the breasts. Women with a slow metabolism of estrogen have a higher risk of developing uterus cancer and hormone-dependant breast cancer.
In conclusion, the cabbage accelerates the metabolism of estrogen, provokes a faster ejection of it and thus, it reduces the risk of the above mentioned types of cancer.
- Cabbage for treating ulcers
The cabbage contains ingredients that support the creation of a barrier which protects the mucous membrane from the aggressive action of acids. It destroys certain bacteria such as Helicobacter pylori which is closely related to the development of ulcers.
Apart from preventing it, the consumption of fresh cabbage juice helps in the healing process of the ulcer, meaning it speeds up the whole process. In comparison to patients who were treated with conventional therapy, the ones who used this natural remedy for ulcers have healed four times faster. The duodenal ulcer healing was healed three times faster in comparison to the above mentioned traditional treatment.
- Cabbage prevents cancer
The cabbage is considered to be effective in the prevention of stomach cancer. People who consume this vegetable on daily basis reduce their risk of developing this disease. It is important to eat it as often as you can and the amounts of the intake don’t matter that much. It is recommended to take one-third cup of raw cabbage or two tablespoons of cooked cabbage on daily basis.
Due to the huge amount indole, the cabbage affects the colon cancer as well. People who consume salad from sour or sweet cabbage are unlikely to suffer from this type of cancer.
Finally, the cabbage can prevent lung cancer too. Interestingly, women who consume cabbage have reduced their risk of lung cancer seven times in comparison to men, who reduced their risk for this type of cancer three times.
