This traditional agricultural culture is so firmly entrenched in the diet of modern man that few people think about the medicinal properties of the vegetable, which we often associate with its culinary virtues. Not everyone knows that cabbage besides food quality is valuable as a medicinal plant.
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Hippocrates wrote about its usefulness. About its application in medicine, Pythagoras and Pliny mentioned in their treatises. Even some Egyptian papyri contain information about the cultivation of this valuable vegetable.
The historical homeland of cabbage is considered to be the Mediterranean territories of Europe and northern Africa. On the Slavic lands it came more than two thousand years ago after the colonization of the Black Sea coast. Thanks to a suitable climate, it quickly took root in new lands. In traditional medicine, a vegetable is not used, and folk doctors preserve the recipes for its use.
Why cabbage is so useful
The healing properties of cabbage leaf and fresh juice are due to their composition. Cabbage leaves contain a lot of organic acids, carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins C, H, E, U, B.
In addition, cabbage is rich in calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium. It is noteworthy that most of the vitamin C, which is contained in cabbage, is presented in a special form called ascorbigen. It is a variant of ascorbic acid. It does not break down when processing a vegetable, fully entering the human body. The medicinal properties of cabbage leaf are used in the treatment of many diseases.
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It has long been noted that a leaf of cabbage produces an anesthetic effect, so it has been used to treat joint pathologies. In some cases, even without the use of medication helps to relieve the pain cabbage leaf. The healing properties of this vegetable have long been used by people suffering from joint diseases.
Those who notice the swelling of the soft tissues around the joints will also benefit from the cabbage leaf. The healing properties of the anti-inflammatory nature are also characteristic of this vegetable. In addition, according to folk healers, this means activates blood circulation in the joints.
How to treat
This is easy. Take the medium-sized cabbage leaf, rinse it well under running water. Then on one side, which you will apply to the sore spot, make many small cut incisions, remove thick veins.
After this, wrap the cabbage leaf with the affected joint. Cover it with a plastic wrap and wrap it with a woolen scarf.
This compress should be kept for at least an hour, but it is better to make it at night and do not take pictures until the morning. If pain persists, repeat the procedure, only with a fresh leaf. The effect will be greatly enhanced if the sheet is smeared with honey.
Treat cough
Surprisingly, the medicinal properties of cabbage leaf have long been used in the treatment of cough. To do this, you need an external sheet separated from the head. Rinse it, remove veins, a little doubt that it becomes softer. Lay it on your back or chest as a normal compress.
Treat for overnight for a week. You should not refuse medication - if you use two drugs in parallel, you will get rid of the most debilitating cough. Try using a cabbage leaf. The healing properties of the cough are time-tested. This is an effective method.
Treatment of mastopathy
This serious disease can also be treated( in parallel with traditional methods) cabbage. There are many options for therapy - from ingesting cabbage juice to outer compresses to the chest of leaves.
What healing properties of cabbage leaf contribute to recovery? In addition to a powerful general strengthening effect on the body, cabbage pushes the degeneration of the nodular forms of this disease into malignant neoplasms. However, we want to warn you about the need for consultation with your doctor. Self-activity in the fight against such a disease is inappropriate.
External use of
When treating mastopathy, there are several options for using cabbage leaf. Read them.
Wash the cabbage leaf, grease it with butter, pre-melted, and sprinkle a little salt with it to allow a little juice.
Attach the sheet to the mammary gland by wrapping it with a dry cloth. Linen should not be tightening, so as not to squeeze the breast tissue and not thereby reduce the effect of compress. Leave the sheet for 6-12 hours, and then replace it with fresh. Such cabbage compresses must be done within a week, leaving them for the night.
The second method is similar to the first, but in this case, instead of oil, spread the cabbage leaf with honey.
Beet, grated on a fine grater( about 3 tablespoons), mix with honey( 1 tbsp).Spread this mixture on a cabbage leaf, apply a compress on the chest.
You can use only cabbage leaves for a compress, without lubricating them with anything. First remove the thick veins from the leaf, lightly beat it with a hammer so that it lets out the healing juice. Apply it to the mammary glands.
This method is especially good in the presence of pain syndrome. Grind a cabbage leaf( it is better to use a meat grinder or blender) in a homogeneous slurry. Mix the resulting composition with three tablespoons of homemade kefir. This mixture is applied to gauze napkins and apply to the mammary gland. Replace raw materials several times a day.
We would like to warn that there are no scientific medical studies confirming the effectiveness of cabbage leaf when exposed to mastopathy. But there is a centuries-old experience of using this healing remedy in folk medicine among women all over the world.
Cabbage leaf: medicinal properties for swelling
It is not necessary to say that many people are familiar with this unpleasant phenomenon. Edema appears on the legs, hands, face. There can be many reasons for this - heart disease, blood vessels, kidney disorders, etc. It is necessary to find out the cause of their occurrence in the polyclinic. Do not immediately grasp the cabbage leaf. Therapeutic properties and contraindications for its use are still being studied. Although today it is known that it is necessary to refuse the treatment of cabbage to those people who have an increased acidity of the stomach, suffer from flatulence and have an allergic reaction to cabbage.
But back to swelling. As an aid in the treatment of swelling of the legs before going to bed, you can make a compress with a cabbage leaf.
For a few minutes, put a leaf of cabbage into boiling water to make it softer. You can soak it for 1 hour in olive oil. Before applying the leaf to the leg, squeeze a little lemon juice on it or sprinkle with baking soda. Traditional healers claim that it will have a beneficial effect even without prior preparation. Attach it to the desired area, having previously made several incisions on it.
This compress is done at bedtime all night. Fix it with gauze or bandage. The medicinal properties of the cabbage leaf are also used in the treatment of edema of the face. To do this, it should be rubbed into gruel and applied to edematous areas.
To remove excess fluid from the body, you can take fresh cabbage juice.