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The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Andrew Chevallier See book keywords and concepts

Parts Used Beans, sprouts. Constituents Soy beans contain protein, fixed oil, coumestrol, isoflavones, lecithin, vitamins, and minerals. Coumestrol and the isoflavones closely mimic estrogen within the body. History & Folklore A staple food in much of Asia, soy has become one of the world's most important food crops. Medicinal Actions & Uses Although the soy bean has only a mild medicinal action, it is helpful in stimulating the circulation and acting as a general detoxicant. In Chinese medicine, the sprouts are thought to help relieve "summer heat" and fever. Glycyrrhiza uralensis syn. G.

The young sprouts are eaten to relieve nausea, indigestion, and gas, and a poultice of the sprouts is applied to help drain wounds that have become infected. The juice is rich in silica, and aids n the strengthening of cartilage in conditions such as osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. Related Species In Chinese herbal medicine, the juice and shavings of the black bamboo (B. breviflora) are prescribed to counter "excess heat," coughs, and a congested chest. Its roots are used as a diuretic and to treat fevers.

Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Seeds for Healthful Living Dr. Joseph M. Kadans, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Reported health benefits: sprouts do much to relieve malnutrition and to eliminate toxic poisons from the system. This is done mainly by providing the body with the nutrients needed and nature does the work of restoration. The many vitamins and minerals in sprouts are at their highest peak of activity while sprouting, and absorption into the body at this time is of maximum benefit. They have been found valuable for arthritis, neuritis, rheumatism, constipation, and many other chronic ailments.

The Okinawa Diet Plan : Get Leaner, Live Longer, and Never Feel Hungry Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Bean sprouts, boiled 0.2 Celery 0.2 Daikon Japanese white radish 0.2 Hechima loofa gourd 0.2 Spinach, boiled 0.2 Swiss chard, boiled 0.2 Tomato 0.2 Bamboo shoots 0.3 Bell pepper, red 0.3 Broccoli 0.3 Grapefruit, pink/red 0.3 Mushrooms 0.3 Salsa 0.3 Snap beans 0.3 Soup, chicken with rice, prepared with water 0.3 Soup, vegetarian vegetable, prepared with water 0.3 Soymilk 0.3 Strawberries 0.3 Cantaloupe 0.4 Carrots 0.4 Milk, nonfat 0.4 Papaya 0.4 Peach 0.4 Shiitake mushrooms 0.4 Soup, tomato, prepared with water 0.4 Winter squash 0.

Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany C. P. Khare See book keywords and concepts

Classical use Charaka used the sprouts or dried flowers, in prescriptions; externally in coryza, nasal haemorrhage, and dermatosis. Sushruta used Maalati as an ingredient of a medicated clarified butter for external application on infected wounds, for cleansing and sterilizing the interior of ulcers; as an ingredient of a hair oil for baldness and alopecia and as an ingredient of an eye-salve for loss of vision. Sushruta prescribed Maalati internally and externally, in leprosy, malignant ulcers and other virulent skin diseases.

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health Walter Last See book keywords and concepts

Best Sources: Grass juice, yeast, sprouts, dark-green leaves, and liver. Vitamin B12: The chemical name is cobal-amin, the RDA is 2 meg, and the therapeutic dose 1000 meg. It is essential after part of the stomach has been removed. Most patients with a lack of energy respond extremely well to vitamin B12 injections, even if laboratory tests show a normal vitamin-B12 blood level. In poor health, vitamin B12 is not well absorbed; calcium and hydrochloric acid improve absorption. Commonly, B12 tablets are absorbed under the tongue.

SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews See book keywords and concepts

Top with tomato slices, 2 slices of tofu, sprouts, salad greens, carrots, and avocado slices. Press closed and serve. Repeat to make 3 more sandwiches.

Shred Brussels sprouts and stir-fry them with a bit of minced garlic, olive oil, some coarsely chopped toasted walnuts or pine nuts, and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Toss with pasta or enjoy as a side dish. ¦ Stir-fry shredded cabbage with a tablespoon of sesame oil and serve as an accompaniment to an Asian meal. ¦ Coat cut-up broccoli or cauliflower with a little olive oil and salt. Roast at 425°F for 20 to 30 minutes. The vegetables become sweet and intense. ¦ Serve raw broccoli florets with hummus dip. ¦ I shred red cabbage into most every salad I eat at home.

Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism Marion Nestle See book keywords and concepts

It began with HACCP for seafood and shellfish (proposed in 1994 to take effect in 1997), for raw sprouts and eggs (to take effect in 1999), and, as discussed below, for fresh juices (2000). The FDA also initiated another voluntary HACCP experiment, this time for dairy products, and it proposed safe-handling instructions for eggs: "Eggs may contain harmful bacteria known to cause serious illness, especially in children, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems. For your protection: Keep eggs refrigerated; cook eggs until yolks are firm; and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly.

This advice, we realized, firmly precludes even a taste of raw cookie dough, not to mention avoidance of a host of other foods: Caesar salads, homemade ice cream, and anything else made with raw or partially cooked eggs; rare or medium-cooked hamburger and beef tartare; sushi and other raw seafood; raw milk and cheeses made from it; freshly squeezed juices; unpeeled vegetables and unwashed salad greens and berries; and raw sprouts.

The Origin Diet: How Eating Like Our Stone Age Ancestors Will Maximize Your Health Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

Calcium-fortified soy quince, star fruit, tangerine, cheese or soymilk watermelon Serving: 1 cup, 1 ounce cheese Serving: 1 piece of fruit or 1 cup Column 1 Vegetable: Artichoke, asparagus, bean sprouts, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, green beans, jicama, lettuce greens (salad), mushrooms, parsnips, pea pods, green peas, peppers, potato, pumpkin, spinach (salad), summer squash, sweet potato (baked), tomato Serving: 1 vegetable (i.e.

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods Dianne Onstad See book keywords and concepts

The little sprouts that appear on the sides of the root are more delicate in flavor than the main section. Store fresh ginger in the refrigerator. Peeled and ground to a pulp, ginger is a popular ingredient in many curries, grains, and vegetable dishes. Try adding a few bits of ginger to a pot of chamomile tea, to melted butter before pouring it over vegetables, or to rice as it cooks for a delicate, mysterious flavor. Ginger is also available dried and ground to a powder, canned, crystallized in sugar, or preserved in syrup.

The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans Elson M. Haas, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Like the Optimum Health Institutes, they serve wholesome, mostly raw foods, and sprouts as they encourage live, vital foods. National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) P.O. Box 1927 Vancouver, WA 98668 888-765-NADA email: [email protected] NADA is an organization of licensed acupuncturists who are trained in detoxification National Health Association www.anhs.org 813-855-6607 Formerly referred to as the American Natural Hygiene Society, they have a list of practitioners who are trained in natural hygiene diets and water fasting. Susan Smith Jones vvrww.susansmithjones.

In addition, raw seeds and nuts, legumes, sprouts, and other proteins should be consumed. Water is essential to balance out the drying effects of smoking and its toxicity. Caffeine also increases the need for water, as it is dehydrating. A daily intake of two to three quarts of liquid is suggested, depending on how many high-water-content fruits, vegetables, salads, juices, and soups are consumed. Since smoking usually generates an acidic condition in the body, I recommend following the New Detox Diet plan. A high-fiber diet helps detoxification by maintaining bowel function.

Over a longer time, a vegetarian diet high in chlorophyllic (green) vegetables and sprouts, grains, fruits, and liquids such as water, juices, soups, and herbal teas is preferable. The raw foods diet is similar, but includes more seeds and nuts. Eating raw, unsalted sunflower seeds (or carrot or celery sticks) can help replace that hand-to-mouth habit we reinforce when we smoke. However, we must be careful not to replace nicotine addiction with new food addictions, but with better exercise and breathing habits, gardening, massage and so on.

Seasonally Available Vegetables ~ Spring ~ Artichokes, asparagus, beets and beet greens, Brussels sprouts, chard, garlic, green onions, leeks, spinach, and wild greens. ~ Summer ~ Beets and beet greens, corn, eggplant, new potatoes, peppers, soft squashes like yellow and zucchini, and sugar snap peas. ~ Autumn ~ Bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, corn, hard squashes (acorn, butternut, spaghetti, and so on), Jerusalem artichokes, okra, potatoes, spinach, and zucchini.

Sugar Blues William Duffy See book keywords and concepts

No salad makes sense to me anymore without a dash of homegrown sprouts. In the Orient they were sprouting grains, beans, and legumes for centuries before anyone ever heard of vitamin C. Today, when decent fresh vegetables and greens cost an arm and a leg, everybody who can has his or her own garden. For sprouts, one doesn't need a compost heap, a patch of earth, or a sunny windowsill. One can even grow them in jail. All you need is a Mason jar, fresh water, and seeds: Alfalfa, mung beans, or lentils.

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health Walter Last See book keywords and concepts

Adopt a cleansing raw food diet with mainly vegetables and green juice, sprouts and fruits, nuts and oily seeds, possibly raw beaten egg, and marinated fish. Sensitive individuals should neutralize fruit acids (see step 6). • For two weeks, eat only protein and fat foods and green vegetables with less than 40 g of carbohydrates per day; ground linseed is the best protein/fat food. • Repeat times when you rely on vegetable and grass juices in addition to vegetable salads. • Avoid all sweet food, as it stimulates the appetite and the synthesis of fat.

SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews See book keywords and concepts

Broccoli SIDEKICKS: Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, turnips, cauliflower, col-lards, bok choy, mustard greens, Swiss chard TRY TO EAT: Vi to 1 cup daily Broccoli contains: ¦ Sulforaphane ¦ Vitamin C ¦ Indoles •« Beta-carotene » Folate ¦ Lutein/zeaxanthin « Fiber ¦ Vitamin K ¦ Calcium It was 1992 and then president George Bush made a daring proclamation: "I'm president of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." The horrified gasps of nutritionists could be heard from sea to shining sea. But in the end, broccoli triumphed.

The Natural Way to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health Walter Last See book keywords and concepts

This leaves the potato semi-raw with a quite distinct flavor; add kelp, oil, and so on, and eat with vegetables or sprouts. Protein Drink: This is good as a general energy booster, especially if you have blood sugar problems or lack of energy, and it is also excellent when consumed 30 minutes before a meal to reduce appetite if you want to lose weight. Mix in a blender 1 or more spoonfuls ground linseed, spirulina, and chlorella, or any combination of these in a suitable liquid. This can be seed milk or any other kind of milk or juice such as grape or apple juice.

Most suitable are sprouts of mung beans, lentils, sunflower seeds, and fenugreek, together with finely grated beet root, carrot, and turnip or radish. Tomato and cucumber (try it grated) are good for flavoring. If you have difficulty chewing, you can put all of it through a mincer, or if very weak and debilitated, you could liquefy and drink it. The key to enjoying a sprout salad is to find a delicious dressing. Experiment. I recommend extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, whole blended lemon, cider vinegar, or rose-hip powder, any fresh or dried herbs or spices, and a dash of cayenne.

Later, also consume easily digestible, high-quality food, such as sprouts, riii7 rrrrr ^rr\]\r tT£*rrt=*tiKlt=* caloric oniH rr\r\\rf*A \rarr_ etables, rice, and bananas. Select foods with a favorable calcium-phosphorus ratio (see step 6). Avoid gluten products, sweetened, processed, microwaved, and genetically modified food, and any food to which you are allergic or sensitive. With inflammations maximize omega-3 fatty acids (fish oils and ground linseed), and minimize omega-6 fatty acids (polyunsaturated seed oils).

Peas and lentils, on the other hand, like it cool and sprouts easily deteriorate in hot conditions. Sprouted seeds can be refrigerated in a closed container after they have reached the desired length. Individuals sensitive to fungi and microbes can wash sprouted seeds in diluted hydrogen peroxide shortly before use. If you have difficulty chewing or if sprouted seeds cause much wind, try using them as part of your fresh juice. If seeds do not sprout well, the cause may be as follows: • Seeds may not be viable, may be too old, or have been stored incorrectly.

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods Dianne Onstad See book keywords and concepts

The dried sprouts can then be ground into a meal that keeps indefinitely in a tightly closed glass jar stored in the tefrigeratot ot freezer. The malt is good for baking loaves of bread without some sort of sweetener added. The action of the malt enzymes on the yeast and flour improves the flavor and appearance of a loaf of bread; it also gives the bread a finer texture and helps it stay fresh longer. Use only one tablespoon for a batch of dough yielding three or four loaves of bread; too much will make bread overly sweet, datk, and sticky.

Don't sptout them for longer than twenry-four to thirty-six hours or else the sprouts may turn tancid. Health Benefits pH > 6.0. Demulcent, emollient. Almonds are traditionally regarded as having special healing and protecting properties; some doctors even "prescribe" almonds daily for their patients. The most alkaline of all nuts (but still slightly acidic), almonds are particularly valuable as an essential "building food" for those who are underweight.

They have a crisp texture with a mild, slightly tangy and citrusy taste and are best served raw, as you would sprouts, in salads and sandwiches or floated on top of soups. Cook only lightly, as they will toughen if cooked for very long. Supermarkets usually carry enokis with roots still attached in sealed plastic packages; they will stay fresh for several days in the refrigerator in these packages. Trim off the roots and rinse before serving. Enokis stimulate the immune system, helping to fight off viruses and tumors.

The Garlic Cure James F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox See book keywords and concepts

Brussels sprouts, cooked for 4 minutes or until barely tender 1/2 lb. feta cheese (or Mozzarella) cut into cubes 1/2 lb. olives, pimiento stuffed green or black Dressing: 1/2 cup olive oil 2 Tbsp. wine vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste In an attractive serving bowl, combine tomatoes and sprouts. Top with chunks of feta and olives. Mix dressing ingredients well and drizzle over the salad. Top with a grinding of fresh pepper. This is an easy way to make good use of tender new potatoes. Salad: Dressing: 2 lbs.

Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods Dianne Onstad See book keywords and concepts

Centuries of cultivation have produced other forms of the cabbage family, including kale, kohlrabi, cauliflower, broccoli, and brussels sprouts. Buying Tips When selecting cabbage, look for heads that are compact and of reasonable size, with leaves that are tender, not with-ered, puffy, or damaged by shipping or insects. The heads should be heavy for their size. If raw and uncut, cabbage can be kept refrigerated for up to ten days in a plastic bag. Culinary Uses Cabbage is not the most glamorous of vegetables.

Simply plucked off Brussels sprouts / Nutritional Value Per 100 Edible Portion Raw Cooked Calories 43 39 Protein 3.38 g 2.55 g HHHHHHI 0.30 g 0.51 g Fiber 1.51 g 1.37 g Calcium 42 mg 36 mg Iron 1.40 mg 1.20 mg Magnesium 23 mg 20 mg Phosphorus 69 mg 56 mg Potassium 389 mg 317 mg Sodium 25 mg 21 mg Zinc 0.420 mg 0.330 mg Copper 0.070 mg 0.083 mg Manganese 0.337 mg 0.227 mg Beta Carotene (A) 883 IU 719 IU Thiamine (Bi) 0.139 mg 0.107 mg Riboflavin (B2) 0.090 mg 0.080 mg Niacin (B3) 0.745 mg 0.607 mg Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.309 mg 0.

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