Difference between revisions of "Endive"
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* [[Eye Problems]] : Endive juice is considered to be a very effective remedy for myopia. It can also be mixed with other beneficial juices such as carrot, parsley, and celery. | * [[Eye Problems]] : Endive juice is considered to be a very effective remedy for myopia. It can also be mixed with other beneficial juices such as carrot, parsley, and celery. | ||
* [[Cholecystitis]] : Make a 30-60 ml decoction out of chicory or endive flowers, seeds or roots. Take it 3 times daily. Chicory or endives juices also help secrete bile and are also an excellent reliever of liver and gall bladder disorders. | * [[Cholecystitis]] : Make a 30-60 ml decoction out of chicory or endive flowers, seeds or roots. Take it 3 times daily. Chicory or endives juices also help secrete bile and are also an excellent reliever of liver and gall bladder disorders. | ||
| − | * [[Vitamin K]] | + | * Source of [[Vitamin K]] |
| − | * [[Kaempferol]] | + | * Source of [[Kaempferol]] : Kaempferol is type of flavonoid found in tea, broccoli, Delphinium, Witch-hazel, grapefruit,cabbage, kale, beans, endive, honey, etc., and may be a potential phytochemical in preventing arteriosclerosis, oxidative damage of cells, lipids and DNA, etc. |
* [[Bitters]]less bitter leaves. Some common vegetables, such as radicchio and belgian endive, are actually cultivars of chicory. | * [[Bitters]]less bitter leaves. Some common vegetables, such as radicchio and belgian endive, are actually cultivars of chicory. | ||
Revision as of 04:03, 13 May 2018
- Depression : Tryptophan is the precursor to serotonin, which is a necessary neurotransmitter that can lift some types of depression. Food sources that contain tryptophan include fish, poultry, organic beef, eggs, broccoli, endive, fennel, sweet potato, carrot, barley, rye, oats, rice, hummus, lentils, hazelnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds.
- Eye Problems : Endive juice is considered to be a very effective remedy for myopia. It can also be mixed with other beneficial juices such as carrot, parsley, and celery.
- Cholecystitis : Make a 30-60 ml decoction out of chicory or endive flowers, seeds or roots. Take it 3 times daily. Chicory or endives juices also help secrete bile and are also an excellent reliever of liver and gall bladder disorders.
- Source of Vitamin K
- Source of Kaempferol : Kaempferol is type of flavonoid found in tea, broccoli, Delphinium, Witch-hazel, grapefruit,cabbage, kale, beans, endive, honey, etc., and may be a potential phytochemical in preventing arteriosclerosis, oxidative damage of cells, lipids and DNA, etc.
- Bittersless bitter leaves. Some common vegetables, such as radicchio and belgian endive, are actually cultivars of chicory.
