Side effects of cabbage

There are many kinds of vegetables that we are familiar with in our daily lives, and cabbage can be said to be the most familiar one. Because cabbage has many good ways to eat for many people, and people who need to lose weight can make cabbage into vegetable salad. Therefore, cabbage appears on the dining tables of many families, but there are certain taboos when eating cabbage, otherwise it will have side effects on the human body.

effect

Nourish bone marrow, strengthen tendons and bones, moisten internal organs, benefit organs, improve heart strength, remove qi stagnation, clear heat and relieve pain

Taboo group

Patients with itchy skin diseases and eye congestion should avoid eating cabbage; cabbage contains a lot of crude fiber and is hard in texture, so people with spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea, and children with weak spleen should not eat too much; it should not be eaten after abdominal and thoracic surgery, when gastrointestinal ulcers and bleeding are particularly severe, or when there is diarrhea or liver disease.

Suitable for people

It is edible for general population. It is especially suitable for patients with arteriosclerosis, gallstones, obese patients, pregnant women and people with gastrointestinal ulcers.

Cabbage is also called round cabbage, kohlrabi, foreign cabbage, rutabaga, and Korean cabbage. It is a variety of cabbage and this vegetable can be found in all parts of my country. Because cabbage has a large yield and is easy to store, we can eat this vegetable all year round. However, cabbage is easy to attract insects, so a large amount of pesticides are used during the planting process. It is best to soak it in water before cooking.

Nutritional value of cabbage

1. Cabbage has a high water content (about 90%) and low calories. However, the calories in most shredded cabbage salads are 5 times higher than that of pure cabbage. Because salads often contain oil-rich seasonings, people who want to lose weight by controlling their diet are best to use low-calorie seasonings for salads.

2. Cabbage is rich in potassium and folic acid, and folic acid has a good preventive effect on megaloblastic anemia and fetal malformations. Therefore, pregnant women and anemia patients should eat more cabbage.

3. The nutritional value of cabbage is almost the same as that of Chinese cabbage, and its vitamin C content is about twice as high. In addition, cabbage is rich in folate, which is an advantage of brassica vegetables. Cabbage is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, β-carotene, etc., and its total vitamin content is three times that of tomatoes.

4. Rich in vitamin U. Cabbage is rich in vitamin U, which has a good therapeutic effect on gastric ulcers and can accelerate wound healing. It is an effective food for patients with gastric ulcers.

The efficacy and function of cabbage

Cabbage is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It can nourish the bone marrow, moisten the internal organs, benefit the heart, strengthen the muscles and bones, benefit the internal organs, remove qi stagnation, clear away heat and relieve pain. It is mainly used to treat poor sleep, frequent dreams and sleepiness, poor hearing and eyesight, difficulty in flexing and extending joints, and epigastric pain.

1. Sterilization

Fresh cabbage has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. When you have a sore throat, swelling and pain due to trauma, stomachache, or toothache, you can drink the cabbage juice or apply it to the affected area.

2. Enhance the body's immune function

Cabbage can improve human immunity and prevent colds.

3. Anti-cancer

In terms of protecting the life indicators of cancer patients, among anti-cancer vegetables, cabbage ranks fifth, which is quite prominent.

4. Improve digestion

Eating more cabbage can increase appetite, promote digestion and prevent constipation. Cabbage is also an ideal food for people with diabetes and obesity.