Showing posts with label carrots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carrots. Show all posts

8/04/2009

The carrot and its many health benefits


The carrot is a vegetable that has many excellent advantages in the food of all people of all ages. Used as food, is both one of the most valuable therapeutic drugs to treat diseases. The most vitaminizante mineralizing and all the roots, is recommended for any class of patients without any contraindication. Can be used raw and pleasant flavor and excellent for strengthening teeth and gums.

You can also use cooked, is also healthy, even for medicinal purposes when cooked carrots lose their effectiveness. Due to the aromatic substances which are held, is good for stimulating appetite and very commonly used by people suffering from anemia or depression, so eating foods that the body needs to succeed. Eliminates sharp flank pain, also called "colic" and dissipates the gases emitted by the body, so it is advisable after ingesting a meal.

It also helps people suffering from constipation and intestinal disorders caused by a poisoning. In this case, required half a dozen eating raw carrots, grated, rations throughout the day. It is diuretic (speeds up the process of urination), emenagoga (faster menstruation in women) and facilitate the disintegration and expulsion of kidney stones. The richness in phosphorus, this plant is excellent as invigorating for tired minds and as a restorer of nerves. It is common knowledge that carrots have natural properties to improve the view.

5/26/2008

Pickles

vinegar - 1 litre
water - 2 cups
bay leaf - 1
garlic cloves - 2
black pepper in grain
salt - 2 teaspoons
morrones - 3
carrots - 2
onion - 1 / 2 kilo
cucumbers - 2

Boil vinegar, water, bay leaf, garlic, black pepper and salt for 15 minutes. Add the morrones, carrots, onions and cucumbers washed and Corlar into small cubes (cut lengthwise and then cross-shaped). Cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Accommodate drained pickles in sterilized jars and cover with cooking liquid. Cover and sterilize.

Recommendation
Process jars in the manner described in the recipe for peaches in syrup.

Suggestion
Add before closing the bottle, sprigs of herbs: Estragón, thyme, etc..