David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts |  Horseradish is a member of the cabbage family.
WASABI: There are several species of wasabi but the most commonly found is Wasabia japonica. Like horseradish, all are members of the cabbage family. Wasabi, also known as "Japanese horseradish," is not a root but rather a knotty stem or "rhizome." It is used predominantly as a spice and has a strong flavor, so much so that it is nicknamed "namida," which means "tears" in Japanese. Though it has "heat," it's more akin to a hot mustard than a chili pepper, irritating the sinus cavity rather than the tongue. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Cauliflower is a member of the brassica or cabbage family and, as such, contains many of the compounds like indoles that have given this vegetable family its rightly deserved reputation a potent cancer fighter.
In addition to indoles, cauliflower contains sulforaphane, a breakdown product of compounds in the cauliflower called glucosinolates. While glucosinolates themselves typically have low anticancer activity, sulforaphane has plenty! Sulforaphane was first identified in broccoli sprouts by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts | | Kale is a member of the "headless" cabbage family, which also includes broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. Its specialty group includes a variety of other greens such as collards. There are many varieties to choose from: Curly or Scots kale; Plain Leaved; Rape kale; Leaf and Spear; Cavolo Nero, also known as dinosaur; Tuscan and Lacinato kale ("black cabbage"). "Salad Savoy" or ornamental kale is popular for landscaping use but it can make a tasty side dish too.
A Serving of Food Lore... | | Like horseradish, all are members of the cabbage family. Wasabi, also known as "Japanese horseradish," is not a root but rather a knotty stem or "rhizome." It is used predominantly as a spice and has a strong flavor, so much so that it is nicknamed "namida," which means "tears" in Japanese. Though it has "heat," it's more akin to a hot mustard than a chili pepper, irritating the sinus cavity rather than the tongue. Wasabi is a condiment traditionally served with raw fish (sushi and sashimi) and noodle (soba) dishes in Japan. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | Brussels Sprouts
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Brussels sprouts are not really sprouts at all, but members of the cabbage family, which makes sense since that's exactly what they look like: tiny little miniature cabbages, growing tightly packed ^i^^ together on a tall, thick stalk. They were first widely cultivated in sixteenth-century Belgium, which accounts for their name (Brussels is the capital of Belgium). Members of the cruciferous vegetable family, they have many of the same nutritional benefits of other cabbages. Cabbages in general probably contain more cancer-fighting nutrients than any other vegetable family. | | And even more to the point, the cabbage family is probably the most important vegetable in the world from the point of view of nutritional benefits and cancer-fighting ability.
Cabbage Keeps Breast Cancer at Bay
According to author and researcher Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D., cabbage first came to the attention of researchers after they observed that women living in Eastern European countries surrounding Poland and Russia were much less likely to develop breast cancer than American women. | | Bok Choy
(Chinese cabbage, pak-choi, Chinese chard)
Bok choy is an Asian member of the cabbage family that has long, thick stalks topped by blue-green leaves. You probably know it as an ingredient in wonton soup, but despite that decidedly mundane use, it's actually a real health food.
Is It Really a Cabbage?
There's some minor controversy about whether bok choy, also known as Chinese cabbage, should even be called a cabbage in the first place. Technically, it's really not a cabbage, since it doesn't form a head. In many circles, it's more properly referred to as Chinese chard. | | Many members of the cabbage family contain goitrogens, naturally occurring substances that may interfere with the function of the thyroid gland. People with hypothyroidism would be wise to consume moderately. In the absence of thyroid problems, there is no research whatsoever to indicate that goitrogenic foods will have any negative impact on your health.
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Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Liver-friendly foods to increase are carrots, kale, and the cabbage family vegetables due to their known help in phase II of the liver's detoxification pathway. Indole-3-carbinol (I3C), found in broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower, favors the less active form of estrogen.60 Other liver-cleansing foods include beets, carrots, artichokes, lemons, dandelion greens, watercress, and burdock root. Onions, garlic, and leeks contain organosulfur compounds that enhance the immune system and induce enzymes that detoxify the liver. |
Dr. Steve Blake
See book keywords and concepts |  Over-consumption of plants in the cabbage family and certain other plants can also cause goiter. These plants are known as goitrogens because they promote goiter.
Radiation and Iodine
Iodine deficiency can result in an increased susceptibility to thyroid cancer in populations exposed to radiation. Deficiency results in an increased uptake of iodide by the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is also capable of storing ions of the radioactive form of iodide (iodine 1-131).
IODINE IN FOOD
The amount of iodine needed at different ages is well understood. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | Kohlrabi's membership in the cabbage family of cruciferous vegetables gains it an automatic place among the world's healthiest foods. Like its relatives (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage), kohlrabi contains important phytochemicals such as cancer-fighting indoles, sulforaphane, and isothiocynates. It's also a good source of vitamin C (83 mg per cup) and an excellent source of potassium (472 mg). And for a measly 36 calories per cup, you get a whopping 5 g of fiber.
In case someone ever asks you, Hamburg Township in Michigan has christened itself the "Kohlrabi Capital of the World. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
See book keywords and concepts |  BruAAelA SproutA You 11 Eat
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The cabbage family has some of the most important anticancer compounds known to humans, yet most of us eschew all but broccoli. Funny little mini-cabbages, Brussels sprouts are usually ignored because they smell bad when they're overcooked, but here's a way to fix them that guarantees you'll enjoy'em! |
The Editors of FC&A
See book keywords and concepts | | You can also get cancer defense from these other cabbage family members.
• Broccoli. Berkeley scientists say the indole-3-carbinol hiding in those little trees of broccoli may stop the growth of breast cancer cells.
• Kale. Dark green kale contains glucosinolates, a chemical that blocks the cancer-forming process. Kale's leaves are also a good source for indoles. If the taste of kale doesn't appeal to you, just switch to its next of kin, collards.
• Bok choy. This "Chinese cabbage" has a thick white stem base and big, dark green leaves. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Particularly helpful in fighting HPV and cervical dysplasia are members of the cabbage family of vegetables, including arugula, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbages (green, red, Napa, bok choy), collards, kale, mustard greens, and radish and turnip greens. In addition to increasing antioxidant defense mechanisms and improving the body's ability to detoxify and eliminate harmful chemicals and hormones, components in cabbage-family vegetables exert direct activity against HPV, cervical dysplasia, and cervical cancer. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Apples, beets, Brazil nuts, broccoli, foods in the cabbage family, carrots, green beans, guar gum, oat bran, lima beans, pears, peas, psyllium seed, and whole grains are recommended. A high-fiber diet is probably the most important consideration in the treatment and prevention of hemorrhoids.
Q To help bleeding hemorrhoids, eat foods such as alfalfa, blackstrap molasses, and dark green leafy vegetables, which are high in vitamin K.
Q Drink plenty of liquids, especially water (preferably steam-distilled). Water is the best, most natural stool softener in existence. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Individuals with already existing and untreated thyroid problems may want to avoid consumption of cabbage family vegetables in their raw form for this reason. (See "Cabbage," page 176, for more information.)
Celery
Celery is a member of the Umbelliferae family, along with carrots, parsley, and fennel. It is a biennial vegetable, meaning it has a normal growing cycle of once every two years. While most people associate celery with its stalks, its leaves, roots, and seeds are also used as food and seasoning. | | Horseradish is a member of the cabbage family and is related to mustard and radish, as well as kale, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts.
Although the leaves can be used in salads, horseradish is valued primarily for its root's pungent bite. This effect, which develops only when the root is broken and wetted, is the result of the reaction that occurs when a number of chemicals that the plant stores separately are allowed to mix. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts |  Several different members of the cabbage family are loosely referred to as "Chinese cabbage", causing uncertainty amongst many non-Chinese vegetable lovers. Chinese white cabbage or pak choi, for example, is sometimes mistaken for celery cabbage because of similar nomenclature. To prevent further confusion it is perhaps best to avoid the name "Chinese cabbage" and to call this vegetable celery cabbage (one may also use the Chinese name pe tsai, or specify that it is heading Chinese cabbage or Peking cabbage). In the USA, it is known as napa cabbage or nappa. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In comparison, the diet that does not raise diabetes risk includes plenty of yellow and green vegetables (especially those in the cabbage family, like broccoli and kale) as well as whole grains, coffee, and wine.
In attempting to prevent diabetes, it might make sense to get used to eating as though you already have diabetes. There are a gazillion diets out there, but the one that makes the most sense to us is a low-carbohydrate, high-vegetable diet. This means, of necessity, that it is also relatively high in lean protein, whether from animal or vegetable sources. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts | | Anticancer effects are mainly associated with folic acid (common in all green leaves) and sulphur compounds (found mainly in the cabbage family). An important point is that vegetables lose much of their nutrient content when cooked, especially when they are boiled in water. Stir-frying and steaming are therefore recommended, but by far the best way to eat green leaves is raw, in the form of a tasty mixed salad. | | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum watercress
Watercress plants Watercress
Description a spreading perennial herb with irregularly compound leaves, rounded, smooth leaflets and oblong clusters of white flowers, each with only four petals (as is typical of the cabbage family). The seeds are borne in oblong capsules. Brown watercress or winter watercress (R. microphylla) is a plant of hybrid origin with larger flowers and leaves that turn brown to purplish in winter. Closely related are garden cress (Lepidium sativum) and land cress {Barbarea vema). | | Notes As with other members of the cabbage family such as mustard and horseradish, the pungent taste is due to isothiocyanates. The main compound in wasabi is sinigrin (also present in black mustard and horseradish). It is tasteless and only becomes pungent after enzymatic conversion to "mustard oils".
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Tannia tubers
Description A robust perennial herb with fleshy tubers and large leaves shaped like arrowheads. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | The cabbage family of vegetables contains more phytochemicals with demonstrable anticancer properties than any other vegetable family. Most of these compounds are glucosinolates. Those receiving the most attention are indole-3-carbinol, sulforaphane, di-indolmethane, and isothio-cyanates.
The anticancer effects of cabbage-family vegetables have been noted in population studies. Consistently, the higher the intake of cabbage-family vegetables, the lower the rates of cancer, particularly colon, prostate, lung, and breast cancer. | | SAFETY
Members of the cabbage family contain goitro-gens, naturally occurring substances that can interfere with the functioning of the thyroid gland. Dietary goitrogens are usually of no clinical importance unless they are consumed in large amounts or there is coexisting iodine deficiency. Cooking helps to inactivate the goitrogenic compounds. Individuals with already existing and untreated thyroid problems may want to avoid consumption of cabbage-family vegetables in their raw form for this reason. (See "Cabbage," below, for more information. |
The Editors of FC&A
See book keywords and concepts | | Cabbage and all its cousins are members of the brassica family, a clan famous for its cancer-fighting abilities. Many cabbage family members prevent cancer with two nutrients called indoles and isothiocyanates.
Recently, scientists from Finland For tastier greens, discovered that the fermentation cook them with process used to turn white cabbage spices. Add mustard into ^aikraat a]so creates isothioseed to broccoli, mar- , joram to kale, or dill cymates in the sauerkrautto brussels sprouts. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts | | The flowers are typical for the cabbage family - they have four white petals arranged in a cross (hence the old family name, Cruciferae). The rounded (globose), single-seeded, indehiscent fruits are unusual in a family where the fruit capsules normally split open to release the seeds. Species such as C. hispanica and C. abyssinica are cultivated for their seeds that are cold-pressed to obtain oil with industrial uses. Origin & history Seakale is indigenous to the coasts of western Europe and part of western Asia, where it grows along the shoreline close to the sea. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  For example, we can see that the addition of extracts of garlic, beets, and certain members of the cabbage family, such as kale, triggers the wholesale cessation of the growth of cancer cells isolated from a medulloblastoma, a very aggressive brain tumour (Figure 17). Other experiments are required to confirm to what extent these foods can be used as complements to the anti-cancer therapies currently available, but the results obtained up to now are very promising. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | Avoid foods that contain or lead to the production of oxalic acid, including asparagus, beet greens, beets, blueberries, celery, eggs, fish, grapes, parsley, rhubarb, sorrel, spinach, Swiss chard, and vegetables of the cabbage family. Also avoid alcohol, black tea (green tea is a good substitute), chocolate, cocoa, dried figs, nuts, pepper, and poppy seeds.
Q Avoid all refined sugar and products that contain it. Sugar stimulates the pancreas to release insulin, which in turn causes extra calcium to be excreted in the urine.
Q Stay active. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts |  Raw vegetables help prevent colon cancer, especially cabbage family plants for their Indoles, which may prevent chemical-caused cancers from BenzolAlPyrene (BAP), and 7-12 DiMethy lBenz-Anthracene. In other foods Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene build healthy lungs, bladder, and larynx; Vitamin C may help prevent stomach and esophagus cancers. Antioxidant Vitamins B1, B3, B6, B-12, and Vitamin E are the prophylactic molecules that lower oxidating damage and prevent unnecessary DNA reproduction. | | Others are the anticancer antioxidants in fruits, grains, beans, and vegetables; cabbage family crucifer brassica plants have Brassinin, Canthaxanthin, Indole-3-Carbinol, DilndolylMethane, Lycopene, Oltipraz, Organonitriles, Phenethy 1 Isothiocyanate, and Sulforaphane; Chlorophyll and Spirulina rid body environmental toxins; Herbs include Gingerol, Rosmarinic acid, and others in Bilberry, Ginkgo, Green Tea, Hawthorn berries, Red Wine, and Pine bark. |
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