Vegetable
Cabbage
A humble leafy vegetable, eaten, juiced, or used as a cool leaf compress, traditionally soothing for the stomach and for swollen, tender areas.
📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 90/100Tap to see the breakdown
🌱 What it is
Cabbage is a leafy round vegetable, green or purple, packed with fiber, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
✨ Why it's good for you
- Fiber supports smooth, regular digestion
- A good source of vitamin C for immune support
- Filling and very affordable
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 cup chopped (89g) · about 22 calories
- Vitamin C 54% DV
- Vitamin K 68% DV
- Fiber 2g
- Folate 10% DV
Source: USDA FoodData Central
🥄 How to use it
Eat cabbage cooked or raw; drink a small glass of fresh cabbage juice for stomach comfort; or chill clean cabbage leaves and tuck them against a swollen, engorged breast or an achy joint for soothing relief.
How much: Regular use as a food; a small glass of fresh juice for the stomach; chilled leaves as a compressA cloth soaked in warm or cold liquid, held on the skin. How to make a compress →.
Show full details & how to prepare it
Cabbage is one of the most humble and useful vegetables there is. Fresh cabbage juice has a long folk reputation for soothing and helping heal the stomach lining, and the cool, broad leaves make a wonderfully simple compressA cloth soaked in warm or cold liquid, held on the skin. How to make a compress → — tucked into a bra, they're a midwife's classic for easing the swelling and ache of breast engorgement, and they soothe an inflamed joint too.
Eaten cooked or raw, cabbage is a nourishing, fiberThe part of plant foods your body can't fully break down — it keeps digestion moving. More →-rich food. The juice is the traditional remedy for the stomach, and a chilled leaf is the gentlest of compresses.
Ways to prepare it
⚠️ Cautions
- Very safe as a food; can cause gas in some, so build up gradually.
- Those with thyroid conditions should cook cabbage (raw cruciferous vegetables in large amounts can affect the thyroid).
- A cabbage-leaf compress is for external comfort; persistent breast pain with fever (possible mastitis) needs a doctor.
📚 What others say
- A traditional food remedy for the stomach lining
- Cabbage-leaf compresses long used for breast engorgement
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🕊️ A word of encouragement
The plainest leaf in the garden brings real comfort. Never despise small, ordinary helps — they often heal best.
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