What are the benefits of red cabbage?

Red cabbage is not only a valuable vegetable crop, which can be consumed both raw and pickled and stewed and used to prepare dozens of different salads and side dishes, but also a source of many useful and irreplaceable substances for our body. The benefits of red cabbage are an order of magnitude higher than that of its white "sister". Why? The thing is that the intense red-purple hue of this vegetable is due to the rich content of anthocyanins in its cell juices. Red heads of cabbage contain several times more carotene and vitamin C than white ones, and also have an increased concentration of iron, magnesium, potassium, phytoncides, enzymes, vitamins, fiber and other useful substances.

The benefits of red cabbage are especially noticeable for people who have heart problems, because regular consumption of this vegetable is a wonderful way to prevent many cardiovascular ailments and the so-called leukemia. In the course of recent studies, scientists were able to establish that the leaves of red cabbage contain special antibacterial substances that have a detrimental effect on the tubercle bacillus.

Red cabbage is also used in folk medicine. So, a decoction of the seeds of this vegetable, mixed in equal proportions with its juice, is considered a very effective remedy for insomnia. The cabbage juice diluted with water is used as a mouthwash, helping to significantly reduce bleeding gums, and also cleanses the body of warts.