Many people know cabbage as a healthy vegetable, from which they cook soup or make hodgepodge. However, cabbage can not only be eaten; this vegetable copes well with many diseases. This article will discuss the beneficial properties of cabbage leaves.
Cabbage is an inexpensive product that everyone can purchase. It contains many useful substances. For example, cabbage contains vitamin C, which is necessary for developing immunity.
Benefit
White cabbage contains vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B6, as well as vitamins U, K, PP, A, as well as pantothenic and folic acids. It has been proven that when cabbage is fermented, it produces vitamin B12.
Cabbage is also rich in microelements such as manganese, iron and zinc and the mineral salts of potassium, calcium and phosphorus. Contains glucose, sucrose, fructose and fiber.
Cabbage leaf has the following effects on the body:
- Pain reliever;
- Strengthens the immune system;
- Eliminates inflammation;;
- It is an anti-sclerotic agent;
- Has a diuretic effect.
Cabbage is indispensable for people who are overweight, with diseases of the lungs, digestion, as well as with damage to the heart and blood vessels. The advantage of this product is its long shelf life. Thanks to this, it can be used all year round.
Next we will talk about how you can be treated with cabbage.
Why cabbage?
This common vegetable is a storehouse of ascorbic, folic, and pantothenic acid, which means it helps get rid of inflammation . According to traditional medicine, using cabbage leaves to relieve inflammation is an excellent choice. It is enough to apply the leaf just once to relieve the symptoms of the disease, or every evening for a month to cure it.
Cabbage leaf helps relieve inflammation, strengthen joints, relieve pain in the affected area and disinfect it. But do not forget that in addition to external use, cabbage should also be included in the diet . This way you can prevent the onset of the disease or speed up recovery if you learned about the treatment after the fact.
And the advantage is not only in the composition and quick effect , but also in the availability of the product. You can buy it at any time of the year, and treatment will cost several times less than with tablets and ointments.
Rules
Anyone can make a cabbage compress. Take a cabbage leaf and apply it to the body with the light green side. The thickness of the sheets must be at least 1 cm, so several sheets are overlapped. When the desired thickness is achieved, place a film or plastic bag on top of the cabbage.
The cabbage leaf compress should fit tightly around the body. If the vegetable was too juicy, the sheets must be dried with a towel or napkin so that they do not leak. The resulting application should be well fixed with a bandage or unnecessary rags.
The most revered and “medicinal” product in the house is cabbage
It fully corresponds to the gastronomic preferences of many. We love fresh
- cabbage salads,
- sauerkraut and stewed cabbage,
- ruddy pies and kulebyaki with cabbage.
What about crispy cabbage in borscht or cabbage soup? Indeed, the miracle vegetable is delicious in all forms.
It is less known that cabbage also easily copes with many colds.
“If anyone in our family has a fever, a sore throat or a cough, I tie a cabbage leaf around the “victim’s” neck. I apply a dry, clean cabbage leaf to the neck and wrap it with a cotton scarf on top. This compress should be changed every two hours,” says Anna Zhurina.
Cabbage as a remedy:
- “takes away” the heat,
- reduces temperature,
- cleanses the breath
- makes the pain quickly subside.
Already after the second compress, noticeable relief is felt. For severe sore throats and advanced bronchitis, you should grate the cabbage and stalk, apply the pulp to the area of the throat and bronchi, secure with paper or cloth and wrap the compress tightly with cotton cloth or a terry towel. Keep for at least an hour.
“You will quickly, after just one procedure, feel the calming, relaxing effect of the cabbage compress,” assures Anna Pavlovna.
Time
As a rule, cabbage compress is started in the evening and left until the morning. If an unpleasant odor does not form, the wrap can be left for a day. A compress is applied until the disease completely goes away.
The first compress may be the color of blood or pus. Subsequent wraps, the color of the napkins becomes close to the original. It can be considered that the treatment has been beneficial if the compress used has the same color as when it was first applied.
More traditional medicine recipes to help with colds
Among the folk recipes for combating sore throat and sore throat, the most famous are black radish with honey and lemon. No less effective is cabbage-beet juice with vinegar . You need to grate the cabbage and beets on a fine grater. Add a tablespoon of 6% vinegar to a glass of the resulting mass and leave in a dark place for at least two hours. Then squeeze out the juice and gargle with it. Take a tablespoon three times a day orally, diluting it in the following proportions: one part juice to one part warm water.
For frequent colds
As a preventive measure, you can chew, but not swallow, summer resin and its young bright green branches. This remedy also strengthens teeth and gums. The resin and twigs must first be washed under running water.
Dill seeds help with cough and sore throat
They must be sucked thoroughly and then chewed once softened several times a day.
If the cough is old and dry
Antonov apples
Treat yourself with baked Antonov apples. Do not neglect black apple seeds - they are extremely healing. For chronic cough, this powder helps a lot:
one tablespoon of crushed licorice root, one teaspoon of dill seeds crushed in a coffee grinder and one tablespoon of granulated sugar. Take twice a day: adults - half a teaspoon of powder, children - a third of this portion, on the tip of a spoon.
Treatment
The healing properties of cabbage have been known since ancient times. Now there are many recipes using this vegetable.
Angina
If your throat starts to hurt, then apply a cabbage leaf to your tonsils for several hours. And for rinsing, you can use juice squeezed from cabbage.
Headache
Headaches are also treated with cabbage leaves. It is applied to a place that causes discomfort, it can be the forehead, temples or the back of the head.
Mastopathy
Cabbage leaf relieves swelling and reduces pain, so it is used to treat mastopathy, applied to the chest.
Treatment of mastopathy
There are several options for getting rid of mastopathy using cabbage.
Take a cabbage leaf according to the size of the chest, wash it thoroughly, cut off excess fibers, wipe it with a towel and apply it to the body. A bra is put on top. You can walk with such a compress until the leaf dries. Drying time depends on the severity of the disease. The more serious the problem, the faster the sheet dries out.
Cabbage leaves can also be used together with butter. You need to grease a clean chopped cabbage leaf with melted butter. After applying a compress to the chest, you should make a bandage so as not to stain the underwear. This compress is done at night. In the morning you should rinse yourself in a warm shower. The procedure should be repeated daily for 7 days.
Instead of butter, you can use honey. The procedure is the same. Honey is applied to the cabbage leaf; there is no need to heat it. A cotton bandage is applied on top of the compress. The downside of this recipe is that you need to stay at home, as the honey begins to flow upon contact with the body and creates an unpleasant sensation.
For mastopathy, treatment with folk remedies is an addition to the main treatment, which should be prescribed by a doctor.
Wounds and burns
When treating burns, leaves are taken from the middle of the head of cabbage. Then they are crushed with a knife or using a combine. Mix with raw egg white. The mixture is placed on a cotton bandage and applied to the area that requires treatment.
Eczema
Cabbage leaves are boiled in milk, then crushed in a convenient way to obtain porridge, wheat bran is added. The mass is applied to the eczema and secured with a bandage.
Gout
Vegetable leaves are applied to the gout and bandaged, and warm socks made of natural fabric are put on top. A compress is applied at night. 6-8 procedures are usually enough to cure.
Arthrosis
To reduce pain in a joint due to arthrosis, you should wrap it in a cabbage leaf, put a plastic bag on top and wrap everything in a woolen scarf or handkerchief. The compress can be kept from morning to evening or from evening to morning.
Compress for arthrosis
Cabbage juice is also good for joints. To prepare it, the head of cabbage should be divided into several parts and passed through a food processor or meat grinder. The resulting mass is placed in a colander to allow all the juice to drain. If you don’t have time to wait, you can squeeze the juice out manually using gauze.
You need to drink cabbage juice fresh, since all the vitamins evaporate during storage. You can store the juice in the refrigerator, but no more than three days from the date of preparation.
White cabbage leaves against skin damage
White cabbage leaves have many healing resources. They are able to heal all skin damage without exception:
- bruises and burns,
- purulent ulcers and wounds,
- bruises and cuts.
cabbage leaves
Only when applying cabbage to open wounds, you need to disinfect it by scalding the leaves with boiling water. Then the cabbage leaves are wiped dry. Because almost all the vitamins found in cabbage are water-soluble and should not be kept in boiling water for a long time.
Pain-relieving properties of cabbage leaves
What are the known medicinal properties of cabbage leaves? The analgesic effect of its use is quite significant. The application of a compress already provides noticeable relief in a short time. It is believed that its action is comparable to that of medical anesthetics. That is why cabbage leaf is considered indispensable for pain in blood vessels, injuries and other diseases and injuries.
Useful qualities of the product
It can be used raw, stewed, fried. Sauerkraut has proven itself quite well It contains a large amount of vitamin C. A small amount can fully provide the daily dose of this component. Besides this there is also:
- minerals;
- folic and pantothenic acids;
- cellulose;
- glucose;
- sucrose;
- microelements.
- It is famous for its ability to eliminate pain. This allows you to cope with pain without the use of synthetic drugs. Other effects that cabbage has on the body:
- relieves swelling,
- eliminates inflammatory foci;
- normalizes the diuretic process;
- normalizes metabolism; restores blood circulation.
Cabbage leaf masks
In addition to treating many diseases, cabbage leaves also have rejuvenating properties and fight skin imperfections. Masks made from it make the face fresh, smooth, and remove wrinkles. You can simply make a paste and apply it to your face, or you can add other components that will help achieve the desired effect, for example:
- For obvious age-related changes, honey, apple juice, and yeast are added to the cabbage mask.
- For dry skin, soak cabbage in milk and apply it to the face.
Features of using leaves for compress
There are some subtleties of application. It’s worth familiarizing yourself with them, as it will help prevent trouble:
- It is advisable to take raw materials unprocessed and from the head;
- rinse it well and dry it;
- since it is applied to the wound, it is better to first pour boiling water over it;
- raw materials must be taken warm;
- Before use, knead them slightly so that they can release their juice;
- the thickness of the compress depends on the size of the sore spot;
- apply them tightly and fix;
- It is advisable to additionally insulate the joint.
For example, a cabbage leaf for gout of the big toe is applied to the entire toe and wrapped in a bandage. The raw materials should be kneaded well. How long to keep? It should be kept as a compress all night. If additional components were used, they must be removed with warm water. If juice is used, the dressings should be changed as they dry. You can make new ones or soak them in liquid again. But still, you should not blindly follow all the recommendations. The duration should be selected individually depending on each specific case.
Remember that self-administration may negatively affect the patient’s condition. Go to your doctor and consult with him about the advisability of using such procedures.
Contraindications for use
Excessive consumption of cabbage will not bring serious complications. However, improper use of even a small amount of the vegetable can worsen your health.
- Internal intake of raw cabbage is strictly contraindicated for:
- acute form of enterocolitis;
- increased intestinal motility;
- tendency to intestinal spasms;
- pancreatic dysfunction;
- exacerbation of peptic ulcer;
- flatulence.
Strict restrictions on the use of fresh product are associated with the properties of its juice to irritate the mucous membranes. As a result, pain and spasmodic attacks intensify. In cases of pancreatic diseases, stomach and intestinal ulcers, small portions of boiled or stewed cabbage are allowed.
