2012年1月26日星期四

What is the compound/chemical that makes cabbage help with swelling?

I know that it works, I just want to know HOW and what the chemical/compound is.



Thanks!
What is the compound/chemical that makes cabbage help with swelling?
The compound is cellulose and the solvent is water which swells it.



Cellulose is also wood - and in all plants, think of a swollen log in a river - you get the idea.
Reply:I don't know but I work post partum nursing and we give cold cabbage leaves to bottle feeding mom's who want to dry up/ prevent breast milk from coming in. I hope we get an answer so I can pass it on to my patients. I'll try asking a doc.
Reply:I'm not sure if it's one ingredient or the combination..but cabbage contains a lot of Vitamin C, which functions like an antioxidant. Also, a rich source of I3C (indole 3 carbinols), sulforaphanes, and indoles that are detoxifying. It's also a rich source of fiber..fiber assists the body in carrying away toxins and waste. I thought I read somewhere that cabbage was a source of TMG (trimethylglycine).. but cannot locate it at the moment. Inflammation causes swelling, so anything fighting inflammation would probably assist in swelling.
Reply:The common green cabbage (Brassica capitata) is used for engorgement therapy. Cabbage is known to contain sinigrin (allylisothiocyanate) rapine, mustard oil, magnesium, oxylate and sulphur heterosides. Herbalists believe that cabbage has both antibiotic and anti-irritant properties. It is theorized that this natural mixture of ingredients helps decrease tissue congestion by dilating (opening) local capillaries (small blood vessels), improving the blood flow in the area.



sinigrin (allylisothiocyanate being the main reason for the swelling ,( allylisothiocyanate)--a tongue twister also known as mustard oil

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