Full health with Natural Remedies

It is a plant that grows in wetlands. Its leaves are broad and wrinkled, and its flowers are yellow. They are rich in calories, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, sodium and vitamins

The ancients used the cabbage only as a medicinal plant. Great physicians of ancient Greece they were in high esteem: Chrysippus devoted an entire treatise and Pythagoras praised its virtues, while Hippocrates prescribed to cure diarrhea and cramps.

In imperial Rome, they took it too the end of the famous hall to smooth the effects of alcohol.

Healing Properties

Because of its richness in minerals, has remineralizing virtues, Antianaemic and restorative. Therefore, they are widely used to combat anemia and weakness. However, it should avoid, in these cases, since cooking destroys its rich in chlorophyll, which in the human body is transformed into hemoglobin and is recommended for people with these conditions or take raw cabbage juice.

Similarly, the col fights respiratory diseases (asthma, hoarseness, aphonia, catarrh and lung pains) and, moreover, dissolves urinary stones and reduces rheumatic pains. It is used against hair loss, alcoholism and helps improve intestinal and digestive disorders.

It also has healing properties and healing of skin infections by drawing out toxins perhaps due to sulfur, mucilage and vitamins it has.


Folk Remedies with cabbage

1. Folk remedy # 1: To restore the lost voice (aphonia) is prepared from raw cabbage salad with lemon, olive oil and little salt, and eat three times a day on food.
2. Folk remedy # 2: Against rheumatic pain, prepare a poultice of cabbage. To do this, use the larger leaves and green cabbage. Central veins are cut, and put one over the other crushing them slightly with a rolling pin or with a bottle, so that the juice out of them. To warm a little they can pass over a hot griddle. They apply directly to the affected area durante2 to 4 hours.
3. In severe cases the operation must be repeated two or three times a day. The poultice of the night can be maintained until the next morning and secured by cotton bandages.
4. Folk remedy # 3: In the form of juice can be used in cases of acne, conjunctivitis and dermatitis. To do this, place several leaves of cabbage in a blender and the juice obtained is a glass during the day. It can be mixed with carrot juice to mitigate the strong flavor. It can be applied externally with a cotton ball on acne pimples.
5. Folk remedy # 4: In cases of ulcers, infected wounds and eczema, and so on. the application of poultices of cabbage (which is prepared as described above in the case against rheumatic pain) may cause temporary worsening and recurrence of pain. This is because highly purifying action of the plant and its stimulatory effect on cell regeneration.
6. If it happens, it will proceed with the application of poultices further apart and shorter in duration, each time cleaning the black blood and pus that eventually erupt. Also in these cases it is positive, the alternate application of poultices of cabbage and clay
7. Folk remedy # 5: To stop hair loss and build them up, rubbed daily with the juice of the leaves of cabbage.
8. Popular Remedy # 6: To combat alcoholism, remove a bottle of cabbage juice is mixed with half a bottle of vinegar to eat and take a drink before meals until you feel your best results.

Recipe for a healthy diet with cabbage

Coleslaw

The ingredients are half a cabbage-sized, three carrots, one small onion, an apple, a spoonful of sugar, four raisins, mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, American, salt and pepper

It should be washed thoroughly and cut cabbage into thin strips like carrots, apples and onion. Once peeled, should be placed in a bowl and squeeze over the juice of half a lemon. Mix well and leave.