Cabbage Juice For Healing Stomach Ulcers

The peptic ulcers are open sores on the lining of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, and are a well-known and highly unpleasant health issue.

It is concluded that 11-14% of all men and 8-11% of women will form peptic ulcers at some period in their life, and these are some of the most usual symptoms:

• Abdominal pain
• Heartburn and chest pain
• Indigestion
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Indigestion
• Bleeding, and dark, almost black, stool
• Belching

The most well-known risk factors and causes of peptic ulcers include:

• Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection
• Regular use of conventional non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin, Bayer) or ibuprofen (Advil, Nurofen, Motril) without taking additional protection for the stomach and guts
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Unhealthy eating habits, and excessive eating of spicy and fried foods, and processed foods
• Radiotherapy

Their main cause is H.pylori infection, which is accountable for 90% of all duodenal ulcers and close to 80% of stomach ulcers.

However, cabbage juice has been found to be the most potent natural way to heal stomach ulcers. It has been practiced for over seven decades, after a doctor from San Francisco, Garnett Cheney published a brilliant article named: “Rapid Healing of Peptic Ulcers in Patients Receiving Fresh Cabbage Juice” in 1949.

He conducted research that involved thirteen subjects between 26 and 72 years of age, who were diagnosed with gut ulcers carrying a “crater” which was defined on an X-ray. The craters were categorized as small (3 to 5mm in diameter), medium (6 to 8mm), and large (9 to 21mm).

They followed a precise dietary regimen, drank one liter of green cabbage juice daily, divided into 5 servings of 200ml, and were allowed to use salt, pepper and tomato juice.

Also, three of the participants got juice portions containing 75 percent of cabbage and 25 percent of celery.

After five months, these were the results:

11 out of 13 subjects had no craters on X-ray after a course of 6-9 days of the therapy

One patient with a large ulcer crater exhibited curative signs in 14 days, and another one with a large duodenal ulcer with cap deformity healed it in 23 days

The average healing time was recorded to be 9 days

One subject with three small gastrojejunal ulcers and another one with two such gastric ulcers healed their guts upon the second gastroscopic examination following the cabbage juice therapy

Garnett Cheney also pointed out that the cabbage juice mustn’t be cooked, but it should be eaten raw.

Moreover, he declares that cabbage juice contains a substance, an anti-ulcer factor, which he suggested to be called vitamin U. Nowadays, it is known as S-methylmethionine, and it has been discovered to improve the production of mucin, the main component of the mucus secreted by the mucous membranes, which shields the surface of the esophagus, stomach, and guts, and prevents the formation of ulcers.

Also, it has powerful cell-protecting properties and balances local immunity.

As peptic ulcers and skin lesions are alike in terms of tissue damage, vitamin U quickens the healing of wounds. It also inhibits the formation of adipocytes (fat cells) on a molecular level, heals depression, and its antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and antifibrotic characteristics prevent and treat kidney damage.

Cabbage juice is also rich in different anti-ulcer agent, sulforaphane, which is a mighty bactericide that kills Helicobacter pylori and prevents peptic ulcers.

This powerful drink is also high in glutamic acid, a non-essential amino acid, which works as a neurotransmitter of nerve impulses involved in learning and memory. Its deficiency in the body can lead to leaky gut syndrome and a weak immune system function.

Cabbage juice is also abounding in vitamin C, which is a strong antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals and prevents gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.

A single glass of cabbage juice can deliver essential amounts of vitamin K, A, E, and C, phosphorus, iodine, B-family vitamins, phytonutrients, enzymes, calcium, iron, potassium, glutamine, and antioxidant compounds.

Therefore, it offers various other health benefits as well, as follows:

— It has an awesome nutritional profile that strengthens the immune system.

— Cabbage juice efficiently lowers LDL cholesterol levels and improves heart health.

— It is rich in anthocyanins and vitamin K. which increase the function of the brain and lower depositions of plaque in the neural pathways, limiting neurodegenerative disorders.

— This natural juice is abounding in unique antioxidants, including sulfuric compounds and isocyanate, which block oxidative stress and carcinogens from negatively impacting cells.

— Cabbage juice controls the function of the thyroid and the production of hormones.

— Cabbage juice has diuretic properties that detoxify the body and increases the function of the kidneys and the liver.

— Its high potassium level lowers blood pressure since this mineral is a potent vasodilator, that decreases the strain and tension in the blood vessels and arteries, and thus reduces the risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke.

— Since it is abundant in antioxidants, including vitamin C and E, cabbage juice elevates the health and appearance of your skin, and treats wrinkles, blemishes, and reduces the signs of aging.

— It is low in calories but plentiful in nutrients that help weight loss.

Here is how to make your homemade cabbage juice to treat stomach ulcers and reap all these benefits:
Ingredients:

1 small head of green cabbage
6 ribs of celery
1-inch piece of ginger root
3 carrots

Instructions:

Wash the ingredients, cut them, and mix them in the juicer.

Then, divide the juice into 5 servings, and drink them during the day.

Repeat daily for 7-21 days, but in most cases, you will feel the initial relief in 2-3 days.