Sauerkraut

What is so attractive, and most importantly, useful in winter, spring ordinary crispy cabbage?

About the beneficial properties of this vegetable tells the doctor-naturotherapist Oleg Mazur in his book "Cabbage against ulcers and other ailments".

- Each vegetable and fruit has such vitamin that is like his trademark. Scientists have discovered that such "business card" cabbage is vitamin U - methylmethane. As it turned out, he is able to cure gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, gastritis and sluggishness of the bowels. Not less worthy property cabbage is the ability to keep yourself in vitamin C. It can be there in the same concentration within 7-8 months.

No vegetable can not boast such a feature. The secret of this "longevity" that vitamin C is found in cabbage, not only in pure form, but in chemically bound form. This form is called "tumor effect". Valuable vitamin is not destroyed during storage and when pickling. Will not harm him even moderate heat treatment, so as tumor effect when this turns into ascorbic acid. Cabbage vitamin C performs in our body many biological functions. Being a strong antioxidant, it is able to inhibit the growth of cancer tumors.

A large amount of vitamin C helps to cope with stress and negates the toxicity of drugs. "Askorbinka" necessary to overcome any infections, boost immunity. And our vessels are prone to atherosclerosis, really need this vitamin. In addition, cabbage is a source of many other vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids. B vitamins support the nervous system. Vitamin PP is actively involved in metabolism. Vitamin K promotes good blood clotting. Carotene helps maintain normal vision and prevents the development of malignant tumors.

Potassium cabbage improves muscles, particularly the muscles of the heart - attack. Contained in cabbage castronova acid normalizes fat metabolism and thus slows down the aging process. Cabbage fiber stimulates intestinal motility, so it is especially useful in case of constipation, hemorrhoids. Cabbage is recommended for diabetes, because it is low in carbohydrates and is essential for our body's lactic acid. And it's not all the nutrients, which keeps this rich vegetable. Most of the healing properties in cabbage, which has not been heat treated.

That is, in fresh and pickled. Independent medical importance cabbage juice. He treats stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers, helps with gastritis with high acidity, pancreatitis and cholecystitis. In these diseases need to drink the juice of white cabbage in the form of heat - 1 Cup (200 g) for 40 minutes before meals 3-4 times a day for months.

Freshly prepared juice regularly drink at the arteriosclerosis, obesity, various tumors and nervous breakdowns. If you need to increase appetite, and the acidity of gastric juice, drink the brine sauerkraut juice. It is suitable for easing ulcers and hemorrhoids. If you want to reduce flatulence, drink a few tablespoons of brine. Sauerkraut juice can be used as a hypoglycemic agent in diabetes. It is diluted in the ratio 1:1 and drink 1/3-1/4 Cup 30-40 minutes before meals 3-4 times a day.

When the cabbage is better not to have

It is not recommended to eat fresh cabbage in diseases of the thyroid gland. Not shown cabbage after surgery on the abdomen and chest. It is not prescribed for severe chronic ulcers of stomach and duodenal ulcers, gastro-intestinal bleeding. Have to be careful with this vegetable and those with identified acute enterocolitis, accompanied by diarrhea.

The juice of white cabbage should not drink at high acidity of gastric juice, symptoms "irritable stomach". Not fresh, and sauerkraut is not too useful if peptic ulcer, gastritis and pancreatitis. A large number of sauerkraut because of the content of salt is harmful to hypertensive patients, people with diseases of the kidneys and liver. For such patients the cabbage must be washed from the pickle or ferment with a minimum amount of salt - 10 g per 1 kg of cabbage.