What are the benefits of Cabbage?

CABBAGE (Patta Gobhi)

Cabbage is one of the healthiest vegetables. Cabbage is alkaline in reaction, high in cellulose or roughage, and has a very low calorie content. It stabilizes chemical reactions in the body. It is excellent as a vitalizing agent, and a blood purifier.Cabbage contains many minerals: it is rich in calcium and potassium, and contains iodine, phosphorus, sodium, and sulphur.It is an excellent source of vitamins A, B and C.

Benefits As a Medicine-

• It is prescribed in cases of afternoon headaches,listlessness, depression, palpitation, neuralgia,bronchitis and jaundice.
• The use of cabbage juice for treatment of stomachulcers is one of the latest and most vital advancesin the field of juice therapy.
• It is also used in the treatment of colon cancer. Thejuice inhibits the growth of tumours and heals theinflammation of the colon and stomach.
• Applying cabbage paste helps eczema and otherskin infections to clear.
• Cabbage is therapeutically effective in conditions ofscurvy, goitre, diseases of the eyes, gout, rheumatismand pyorrhoea.
• Cabbage is very effective in helping overcomeconstipation.
• Cabbage is considered one of the best foods forkeeping a clean, clear complexion.