Unveiling the 10 Health Advantages of Consuming Cabbage

7. Anti-inflammatory

Inflammation refers to conditions where a localized area of the body become swollen and red and painful as a reaction to infection or injury. This means inflammation but also allergies, irritations, joint pain, fever, and some skin disorders. Glutamine is an anti-inflammatory agent and cabbages contain glutamine. To be specific, their cabbage leaf accumulates cadmium-binding complexes, of which, the main components is glutamine. This is why crushing a cabbage leaf and using it directly on the skin can reduce some pain from headaches when you place it on your forehead, mastitis when you place it on the infected breast if you are a breastfeeding mother, or even some joints to relieve joint pain and swelling. By crushing the leaf before application, you release all the good anti-inflammatory properties.