The Best Natural Cabbage Cures

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Fungi and Parasites

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Posted by Joyce (Joelton, Tn) on 04/28/2009 490 posts
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Here is a recipe for people in need of probiotics & little money. It is said the cabbage juice will purify the G I tract & kill most strains fungi, parasites and other pathogens. Instructions are to drink this juice (1/2 cup juice & finish filling cup with water) 2 to 3 times per day. Since most vegetables are supposed to work, except for tomatoes) you can probably boost its kick with utilizing some of those so called weeds from the yard (dandelion, dock, broad leaf plantain, wild mustard, shepherds purse, wild onions, etc). Drink until your stools float in the toilet bowl and are odor free. The cabbage can be eaten for extra benefit after straining.

Cultured Cabbage Juice

Fill blender with chopped green cabbage. Add distilled water until 2/3 full. Blend on hiigh for 1-2 minutes. Pour out into large bowl and repeat for 2 more batches.

Cover with cheese cloth, gauze or stocking and let stand at room temperature X 3 days. Strain to separate juice & pulp. Place cultured cabbage juice in refrigerator.

When supply gets low start new batch, but add 1/2 cup of cultured juice (Starter) and new batch will be ready in 24 hours.


GERD

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Posted by Sarah (Brussels, Belgium) on 05/20/2007
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A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with GERD and I suffered from acid reflux and heartburn. The medication prescribed by the doctor rather worsened my situation and I suffered a number of side effects from it. I came across a site suggesting that drinking raw cabbage juice cures acid reflux and other problems related to the stomach, such as ulcer.I did further research to confirm this and decided to give it a try.

The general suggested daily dosage is about a quart [800ml] of raw cabbage juice to be taken about 4 times daily. I found that rather too much and I started with 400ml [100ml x 4].I noticed great improvement and after one week I reduced the dosage to 300ml [100ml x 3]. After about 3 weeks of the whole therapy, I decided to take only 200ml a day. Those with stomach ulcers or acute cases of acid reflux might need to take the full dosage.

I have stopped drinking cabbage juice since about 10 months now and I haven't had any serious reflux problems. For those who would like to try it, PLEASE NOTE that it is said to have strong impact on the thyroid glands [the more reason why I never consumed 800ml a day!]. Not to mention the stench - it is better stored in an air-tight water bottle and kept in the fridge. Good luck to all, and thanks for the great site.

Replied by Ken
(Muscat, Oman)
12/30/2009

Hi SArah from Brussels!

Thank you for sharing your first hand experience about the cabbage...I was wonderin if it is really effective...because I saw a couple of sites at the internet which states that it cabbage should be avoided by people with GERD. I have the GERD for a few months now..and taking PPI when necessary. I want to tally eradicate the medication but am quite anxious of this cabbage thing....Maybe I'll give it a shot..

Replied by Gail
(Port Charlotte, Florida, U.s.a.)
01/29/2011

Cabbage Juice for Gerd

I have recently been looking at the good uses for cabbage juice and am interested in buying a juicer for myself and husband. Since I have GERD and have been taking prescribed Meds for years for it, I now want to get off of them. I also have Hypothyroidism and am on meds for that. Can I take the cabbage juice regimen?

Replied by Hannah
(Hephzibah , Ga)
03/09/2011
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My condition was Ulcerative Colitis and the medicines given had such serious side effects I could not take them... However started drinking cabbage juice approximately a 1/2 cup every 8 hours. Brought a Juicer from Sears (62.00) and about 1 head of cabbage and starting drinking.... My condition was to see a colon surgeon if meds don't work.... So I'm not taking any meds and my condition after 10 days of just drinking juice is awesome.... Currently no more systems of Colitis and I will maintain drinking cabbage juice as a maintenance drink... I suggest you try this, ! The time it takes to prepare is no more time then it takes waiting on your drug prescriptions at the drug store... Go for it... results will be great.
Go for it!

Replied by Mo
(Camano Island, Wa)
05/13/2011
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I drank raw cabbage juice and it relaxed my lower esophagel sphincter so now I have reflux after having surgey to fix it. Be careful! Don't take the chance!! I am experiencing a nightmare because I drank the cabbage juice!

Replied by Ppat
(New York, Ny, Usa)
01/09/2012

Hi, I have been taking about 600ml (300ml twice daily) for the last 2 weeks. My gastritis symptoms have improved but I'm worried about the effect of cabbage juice on thyroid since I have read that excess cabbage juice can cause goiter. Is it true? If it is, what is excess consumption? I am planning to lower my dose and try drinking it for another 2 or 3 weeks to relieve the symptoms completely.

Any help is appreciated!

Replied by Sharron
(SC, US)
05/27/2014

Vmotta from Los Angeles, CA Or anyone that knows this answer, it would be very helpful!

I know this post is from a couple of years ago, but is it better to eat the red cabbage than the green if you are suffering from hypothyroidism?


Hematoma

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Posted by Christine Keitel (Melbourne, Australia) on 09/19/2007
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I had a huge hematoma on my left shin from a bad fall last year. My Physiotherapist said it was the largest hematoma he had ever seen and was not responding to treatment as it should. He then suggested to me to go home and buy some big fresh dark green outside leaves of a cabbage, smother my hematoma with Voltaren cover over with the cabbage leaf and then wrap in plastic or glad wrap as we call it here. I did this every night and it shrunk in size amazingly everytime I did it. Only at night when you go to bed though it does not work as well during the day but could try it. I must tell you the doctor who sent me to the physio was absolutely amazed how this worked on my hematoma when traditional methods had failed and also can I say saved me from an operation where I would have probably been left with a rather large dent in my leg!!!


Joint Pain

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Posted by Victor (USA) on 06/26/2007
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Raw cabbage and cabbage juice relieves joint pain and swelling in my hands, and it works fast.


Recipes

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Posted by Traveler (Dallas Tx) on 02/06/2014

Here is my current favorite cabbage salad recipe--

Dice up, grate, or use a mandolin to cut up the following:

  • 1/2 head red cabbage
  • 1/2 head green cabbage
  • 1 fuji apple
  • 1/2 red onion (I actually use 1/4 since I'm not a fan of onion)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • Put that all in a bowl, and then in a smaller bowl whisk the following dressing to put over it:
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I put this amount and then add extra cayenne to each plate I serve myself)
  • 1/3 cup greek yogurt (full fat or non fat is fine.)
  • 2 teaspoons agave nectar OR honey (I use honey)
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (I used poppy seeds)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.

Mix that all up and you should be able to eat off of it for a few meals depending on how man you're serving. It lasted about a day between my partner and I, but I'll admit I ate it for three different meals as well as a few other things because it tastes so good :)

Replied by Wendy
(Columbus, Oh)
02/07/2014
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Yummy is right! Looks really good! Will be trying this recipe for sure!


Recipes
Posted by Kelly (Cinti, Ohio) on 03/18/2011
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This is not a raw recipe as the soup is cooked but, it is very good for you and will help greatly as part of the 7-day cabbage soup diet ( a temporary jump start to good eating) good soup for weight loss and blood sugar control is the cabbage soup diet soup. Another EC contributor suggested to break up the manotony was to put the soup in a blender while warm enough to eat. What a difference! It was yum-yum. I had to make some personal revisions, but I'll explain:

1 head of cabbage I bunch of celery

3 large fresh tomatoes/10-15oz. can tomatoes

1 bunch green onions 1 large onion

1 bell pepper 1 pkg. dried french onion soup

approx. 6 cups water 1 or 2 cloves of garlic

there are other variations but this is closest to the original. My recipe differs in that: 1) as it cooks I sub can chicken or beef broth and add water instead of the onion soup packet 2) I delete the tomato as the tomato /cabbage combo gives me heartburn. 3) I take 1 tbsp olive oil and sautee the garlic and onion first. 4) right before the blender I add my spices sage, parsley, blackpepper.

***** warning--if you have gallbladder issues delete the cabbage, I did not know cabbage can bring on a gallbladder attack**** (gallbladderattack.com)

using the blender method gives it a completely different taste and it brought my bs down from 180 to 100.

God Bless! Kelly


Spider Bites

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Posted by Renata (Cape Town, South Africa) on 03/11/2009
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Raw cabbage was an extremely powerful remedy in curing me of two infected Violin Spider bites on my legs (one on the thigh, one on the knee). Just grating a small portion of raw cabbage onto a bandage and leaving it overnight helped to draw out the poisin and heal the infection where other herbal remedies had failed, and my only recommended recourse otherwise would have been antibiotics, which I was loathe to take.


Sprains

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Posted by Treef (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) on 05/08/2009
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Hi. About forty years ago I badly sprained my left knee when the heel of my shoe broke. Since that time it occasionally becomes extremely painful, with a large swelling on the inside of the knee (I mean the side towards the other leg). A few years ago, however, I read about using cabbage leaves to treat joint pain and so thought I would give it a go. Hey presto! It worked. This is the treatment: Take some large dark green cabbage leaves and cut out the hard stalks. Next, in their raw state, crush them using a rolling pin until the juice starts to run a little. Then wrap them around the knee--right around and overlapping--and then apply a crepe support bandage to hold them firmly in place. This is best done just before bedtime. Go to bed, get a good night's sleep with your cosy knee held firmly in place, and wake up smelling like a compost heap. Unwrap the bandage, discarding the leaves, and test the leg gently. It works for me and also for a student I once had on a dance/drama course. He was about 16 and practically crippled with the pain from a knee that the doctors could do nothing about. He tried this remedy--and yes, it worked for him too! Excellent website--thank you.


Stomach Problems

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Posted by Dora (Houston, Texas, USA) on 07/16/2013
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Recently found out that Cabbage is super good to cure stomach problems, such as acid reflux and gastritis. The cabbage must be prepared in a juice extractor, and drank as soon as made, the secret is that must be fresh. You can take about half of 1 small cup of it every day for 1 week, if your stomach problems are severe. Otherwise, only once a week.


Stomach Problems
Posted by Donald (Red Bank, NJ) on 07/19/2005
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I used raw cabbage juice to cure my stomach problems many years, and now and then should i ever have stomach problems of any kind, i have some cabbage juice, that takes care of the problem.


Stomach Ulcers

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Posted by Marco (Fort Worth, TX) on 01/08/2009
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Cabbage Juice is a great remedy for stomach ulcers. Most people see improvement about 5 days after starting to drink the juice. I used it for an ulcer that had been bothering me for months and I felt significantly better and pain free after only the first day of my supplementation. It's pretty simple.

Just buy cabbage from any store, most are average size and vary little from one to another. I usually slice off about half an inch off any side of the cabbage and put it into a blender. I add about 1 cup of distilled water and blend for a full minute. I let it set for about 5 minutes and then drink it down, pulp and all.

The taste is very plain. The only thing that will bother most people at first is the smell. But its very easy to drink - not bitter or foul tasting. You'll only taste it if you convince yourself it tastes like it smells, which I did at first. You generally do 3 cups a day, spaced out, until you ulcer is healed, which is usually 4-10 days for most people. If you're not seeing a doctor, its best to continue a couple of weeks as the cabbage juice relieves the pain of an ulcer, which may deceive some people into thinking it has actually healed in full. Changing your diet to avoid foods that irritate your ulcer (fats for most people are the irritants) is also crucial to healing.

Cabbage may also work for other digestive ailments. A cup of blended cabbage juice contains millions of friendly bacteria. There is actually significant scientific evidence out there that supports cabbage juices beneficial properties for ulcers and the digestive system in general. It's a very cost effective treatment and is definitely preferable to harmful antacids.



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