Therapeutic properties of fruits and vegetables

With the help of vegetables and fruits grown on native six hundred square meters, almost any sore can be cured. The main thing - to know what kind of vegetable at what ailments helps


Potatoes


What heals:


• colds and coughs - inhalations from steam boiled potatoes in a uniform;
• skin diseases (dermatitis, eczema, trophic ulcers), burns - raw potatoes crushed on a grater are applied to the damaged places. In cosmetology, for a dry or fading skin, use masks made of warm potatoes, drained with cream or sour cream.

Contains : vitamins A, B, B, B, R, C, K, E, potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, chlorine, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, boron, proteins, starch, fiber saccharides, pectic substances, organic, acids, protein, fats, dietary fiber.

Sensation . Potato treats hypertension! Scientists from the Institute for Food Research (Great Britain) discovered in the potato cacoamines - rare substances that help with hypertension. Previously it was believed that the cacoamines are contained only in herbs that are used in Chinese medicine.

Contraindications : overweight.



Cucumber


What heals:

• heart disease, blood vessels, kidneys - a high content of potassium contributes to the normalization of pressure, the removal of excess fluid from the body;
• Thyroid gland diseases - cucumbers contain iodine in an easily digestible form;
• lingering cough and tuberculosis - cucumber juice has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

Contains : vitamins C, A, PP, B, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium,
iron, silicon, sulfur, iodine.

Sensation : Size matters! The greatest amount of biologically active substances is contained in ground cucumbers, 5 to 7 cm in length.

Contraindications : it is undesirable to include cucumbers in the diet during exacerbations of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, in acute and chronic enteritis and colitis, chronic nephritis and pyelonephritis, kidney failure and urolithiasis.



An Apple


What heals:

• Food fibers contained in apples prevent constipation, pectin treats intestinal disorders, and apple and tartaric acids contribute to the normalization of the activity of the gastrointestinal tract;
• Atherosclerosis - apples reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood;
• protects against cancer - in the skin of apples contains a large amount of antioxidant quercetin, which together with vitamin C binds free radicals, and pectin neutralizes the incoming harmful substances into the body;
• urolithiasis, gout, rheumatism - apples have a pronounced diuretic effect;
• apple juice strengthens the cardiovascular system.

Contains : vitamins C B, E, H, PP, carotene, potassium, calcium magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, cobalt, manganese, copper, molybdenum, nickel, zinc, pectins of tannins, antioxidants.

Sensation . Apples lower the level of cholesterol in the blood! And thus contribute to the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

Contraindications : acid apples are contraindicated in patients with peptic ulcer disease, gastritis and pancreatic diseases.


Carrot


What heals:

• Visual disorders;
• increases resistance to catarrhal diseases;
• phytoncides in carrots are larger than in garlic;
• improves the activity of the digestive system, liver and pancreas.

Contains : vitamins B1, Bg, C, PP and carotene - provitamin A, calcium, iron, potassium, copper, phosphorus, iodine, copper, cobalt, magnesium, silicon and essential oils, oils, flavonoids, carbohydrates, sugars and fiber.


Cabbage


What heals:

• gastric ulcer - due to the high content of vitamin 0 heals old ulcers, against which even modern medicines are powerless;
• Gastrointestinal diseases - the fiber contained in cabbage cleanses the intestines, fights with constipation and stimulates the production of bile;
• heart disease - potassium salts have beneficial effects on the functioning of the heart muscle;
• cuts, swelling, bruises, bites - cabbage leaves - an officially recognized antiseptic.

Contains : vitamins A, B, B1, V, K, potassium, zinc, magnesium, manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, chlorine, iodine, thiamin, cellulose

Sensation . Sour cabbage wins even bird flu! Researchers from the Seoul National University fed a kimchi extract (a Korean dish from sauerkraut) of birds infected with avian influenza - a week later, most of them showed signs of recovery.