This feature was known to people even in ancient times, and therefore the peoples of East Asia and the Mediterranean widely used it in cooking and in the treatment, especially of the digestive, liver and skin. Regarding the digestive organs, the famous vitamin U (its contents in cauliflower up to 2 mg%), here even the name of which comes from the word "ulcus" (Latin - "ulcus"), works here. In a healthy organism, it maintains at the required level the processes of production of acids and enzymes, and in patients, moreover, strengthens the epithelium of the stomach and duodenum, improves metabolic processes, and accelerates the healing of ulcerative defects in the mucus membrane.
In case of gastritis with reduced acidity, it is very useful to drink non salty fresh cauliflower juice , half cup three times a day one hour before meals, for a long period of time (a month, if necessary, repeat). The same treatment for hemorrhoids.
Cauliflower prevails in front of other types of protein (up to 2.5%), and this is a necessary building material, both for the child's organism and for the mature. These proteins are rich in amino acids - arginine, tryptophan, lysine and the like, and therefore they are considered full. Methionine and choline are important for the activity of the liver and gallbladder. A methionine and cystine, amino acids in cauliflower as much as in meat and fish. Therefore, it produces such nutritious and tasty broths.
In fact, cauliflower is distinguished by its richness of vitamin composition: A, C (up to 75 mg%, this is twice as much as in citrus, so 50 g of cabbage can provide a daily requirement of this vitamin), K, PP, B1, B2, B6. Vitamins A and C belong to the most important antioxidants, which strengthen the immune defense of the body, and vitamins of group B, in addition to other functions, balance the nervous state of a person.
The mineral series is represented by salts of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, in an easily digestible form. It detected pectins, malic and citric acids. An important role is played by tartronic acid, which prevents the transformation of sugars into droplets of fat, and given that cauliflower is a low-calorie, it can be considered a very useful product for those who care about slimness and support of optimal body weight.
The entire mineral-vitamin complex, which is found in cauliflower, acts in the body as a good host: it establishes hematopoietic, metabolic, bone formation, protective, vascular-strengthening processes. Therefore, cauliflower is an acceptable and necessary dietary dish for all categories of the population. Even for the most "picky" (not out of their fault) diabetics. They can drink juice from cauliflower, as glucose and fructose prevail among sugars, and sucrose is the minimum quantity. For people with cardiovascular diseases, cauliflower is also very useful, as it removes cholesterol and strengthens blood vessels.
Different types of cabbage, according to dieticians, are a good protection against cancer. This fully applies to curly cabbage, according to American and Canadian scientists who have studied 1,300 men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Their conclusions: if daily use of dishes from this type of cabbage, the risk of a tumor is reduced by 52%. Therefore, they proposed a daily cabbage diet as a means of preventing: primary, as well as the development of severe forms of cancer in men.
In the absence of appetite, constipation and liver disease, drink brine pickled cauliflower . If the gums are inflamed - helps re-rinse with fresh juice, diluted in half with warmly digested water.
To treat burns and wounds that do not heal for a long time, use cauliflower leaves: mix the leaves with raw protein, lay them on a layer of gauze folded in several layers, attach to the affected area and fasten with a bandage.