Artichoke - a medicine tested by time

Artichoke is a medicine tested by time. Already a few thousand years ago, the ancient Egyptians admired his healing properties. Greek ladies used the juice of this plant to strengthen and grow hair, and the Romans - to effectively cleanse the body of toxins and toxins.

Clinical studies confirm that the artichoke is a medicine with antitoxic, choleretic, diuretic and liver-protective properties. This vegetable has in its composition the rarest set of biologically active substances. Among them are inulin, cinarin, flavonoids, sequiterpene lactone, vitamins B1 and B2, tannins, magnesium, potassium and sodium salts, as well as ascorbic acid and carotene. In addition, this vegetable is rich in cinchona and caffeic acid. Cynurine, also present in artichoke, is a derivative of the above acids. It is actively used to treat kidney and liver diseases. However, as a result of the conducted studies, it was proved that cynurine in its pure form has a much smaller therapeutic effect, than in combination with the full complex of components contained in the described vegetable.

For patients with diabetes, artichoke is a medicine with a high content of inulin, which is so necessary for them as a natural substitute for starch. The presence of this substance in the flesh of the vegetable causes its inclusion in a special diet for patients with such a diagnosis. In addition, the artichoke allows you to quickly cope with jaundice (especially in children), hepatitis, cholelithiasis, endarteritis and atherosclerosis.

Artichoke is a medicine that is widely used to treat serum sickness, hives, eczema and psoriasis. In addition, this vegetable is shown during preparation for surgery, as well as for rehabilitation after operations on the liver or kidneys. It has been scientifically proven that the artichoke effectively drains these vital organs, which purify the body of harmful toxins.

This vegetable is widely used in folk medicine because of its valuable qualities, including activation of the central nervous system, a decrease in the level of uric acid and cholesterol in the blood. Freshly squeezed artichoke juice can enhance the potency of men. To do this, he is drunk one fourth cup several times a day. This drink is also useful for dropsy, urine retention, alkaloid poisoning.

Artichoke, whose properties help get rid of the aforementioned ailments, also eliminates the sharp smell of sweat, thrush, stomatitis and cracks in the tongue (in this case the juice of this plant is applied with the addition of honey to improve the taste). It also produces many medications used for atherosclerosis, hepatitis, allergies of various origins, cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, as well as eczema and psoriasis.

Since artichoke contains a large amount of sodium and potassium salts, dishes from it are shown to people suffering from high acidity of gastric juice. These substances have a powerful alkaline effect on the gastrointestinal tract. However, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the maximum benefit is brought by the dishes, consumed immediately after preparation.

It is also noteworthy that Artichoke extract weakens the toxic effect on the body of medicinal products.

Artichoke. Contraindications

This vegetable, as well as dishes that include it, is not recommended for use in such a disease as gastritis, if it is accompanied by a low acidity. Do not use it for people suffering from hypotension, as well as with individual intolerance.