Besides being rich in nutrients and delicious, cabbage also has excellent therapeutic and health-preserving effects. The therapeutic and health-preserving effects of cabbage mainly include the following aspects:
NO.1 Cabbage is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, etc. The total vitamin content is three times more than that of tomatoes, so it has strong antioxidant effects and anti-aging functions.
NO.2 Cabbage is rich in folic acid, which has a good preventive effect on megaloblastic anemia and fetal malformation. Therefore, pregnant women and children and adolescents in their growth and development period should eat more of it.
NO.3 Fresh cabbage has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. When you have a sore throat, swelling and pain from injuries, stomach pain, or toothache, you can squeeze the cabbage into juice and drink it or apply it to the affected area.
NO.4 Cabbage is rich in derivatives of propyl isothiocyanate, which can kill abnormal cells in the human body that cause leukemia.
NO.5 Cabbage is rich in vitamin U, which has a good therapeutic effect on ulcers, can accelerate the healing of ulcers, and can also prevent the malignant transformation of gastric ulcers.
NO.6 Cabbage is rich in indole compounds. Experiments have proven that "indole" has anti-cancer effects and can help humans avoid getting colorectal cancer.
NO.7 Cabbage is rich in sulforaphane. This substance can stimulate human cells to produce beneficial enzymes, which in turn form a protective layer against the invasion of external carcinogens. Sulforaphane is the strongest anti-cancer component found in vegetables so far.
In conclusion, people should often eat cabbage for their own health. Nutritionists point out that the therapeutic and health-preserving effect of raw cabbage is the best. We can eat cabbage cold, in salads, or as juice.
If cooked, it should not be heated for too long to avoid the destruction of its active ingredients.