Health Benefits Of Cabbage

           

You know cabbage that balled leavy veggie used in the making of salad,shawama and sometimes in the ever popular suya,apart from its tasteless nature it is of great importance to the human body

Here are some important health Benefits of this vegetable.


Cabbage is a good source of beta -carotene, vitamin c and  fibre. It is a cruciferous vegetable, and has been shown to reduce the risk of some cancers, especially those in the colorectal group This is possibly due to the glucosinolates found in cole crops, which serve as metabolic detoxicants, or due to thesulphoraphane content, also responsible for metabolic anti carcinogenic activities. Purple cabbage also contains anthocyanis, which in other vegetables have been proven to have anti-carcinogenic properties Along with other cole crops, cabbage is a source of indo carbonyl , a chemical that boosts DNA repair in cells and appears to block the growth of cancer cells. Research suggests that boiling these vegetables reduces their anti-carcinogenic properties.

Food-borne illness

Cabbage has been linked to outbreaks of some food-borne illness, including and . The latter toxin has been traced to pre-made, packaged coleslaw mixes, while the spores were found on whole cabbages that were otherwise acceptable in appearance.shigella species are able to survive in shredded cabbage. Two outbreaks of e coli in the United States have been linked to cabbage consumption. Biological risk assessments have concluded that there is the potential for further outbreaks linked to cabbage, due to contamination at many stages of the growing, harvesting and packaging processes. Contaminants from water, humans, animals and soil have the potential to be transferred to cabbage, and from there to the end consumer.

Medicinal lore

In addition to its usual purpose as an edible vegetable, cabbage has been used historically as a medicinal herb. The ancient Roman nobleman pliny the elder described both culinary and medicinal properties of the vegetable, recommending it for drunkenness–both preventative to prevent the effects of alcohol, and to cure hangovers. This traditional usage persisted in European literature until the mid-20th century. In cato the elder's work on Agriculture, he suggested that women could prevent diseases in their private parts by bathing in urine obtained from those who had frequently eaten cabbage^. The cooling properties of the leaves were used in Britain as compresses for ulcer   and  breast abscesses, and as a treatment for trench foot in World War I. Other medicinal uses recorded in Europe folk medicine include treatments for rheumatism, sore throat, hoarseness,colic, and melancholy

In the United States, cabbage has been used as a hangover cure, to treat abscesses, to prevent sunstroke, or to cool body parts affected by fevers. The leaves have also been used to sooth sore feet, and, tied around the neck of children, to relieve croup. Mashed cabbage and cabbage juice have been used in poulities  to remove boils and treat warts, pneumonia, appendicitis, and ulcers

Kathy.