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😉 Hello everyone! Friends, in the article “Arugula: the benefits and harms to health” for you, you will find basic information about the popular plant. The word “arugula” is pronounced with the accent on the letter “y”.
More and more often, greens with jagged leaves, with an unusual aroma and taste, began to appear on the tables of Russians. This is arugula, now it has gone “fashion”.
I confess that I have not met her before in our Don cookery. Why did this plant suddenly become popular? I think that this is the “handiwork” of Russian tourists-travelers. They tasted fragrant leaves in overseas dishes and began to grow them at home.
Our old people were surprised that for centuries they considered this plant a weed. Such greens were fed to domestic animals in Russia.
In the Mediterranean countries, on the contrary, this green is revered. They began to cultivate it back in ancient Rome, using it as a spice in cooking. The British, too, did not lag behind the Italians. In royal cuisine, the spice was added to dishes for Elizabeth I.
Arugula (Eruca sativa) belongs to the Cabbage family. It has a number of other names: caterpillar, rocket, walker, eruka … Ninety species of this plant can be found all over the planet, except for the ice continent.
Arugula chemical composition and calorie content
The seeds contain essential mustard oil, several acids. The leaves contain a lot of fiber, vitamins (A, B, C, K), minerals, micro- and macroelements. Young shoots contain iodine and flavonoids. In one hundred grams of green leaves, 25 k / calories.
Arugula useful properties and contraindications
Fresh arugula leaves are most often added to various salads. It goes well with mushrooms, tomatoes, parmesan, pine nuts and olive oil. It is better not to cut the delicate leaves with a knife, but to tear them apart with your hands.
The plant has properties:
- increase blood clotting;
- anti-inflammatory;
- tonic;
- restorative;
- antiseptic.
Application in folk medicine
- accelerates wound healing;
- ulcer treatment;
- used as an aphrodisiac;
- gives an expectorant effect;
- leaves are used for abscesses on the skin;
- with diseases of the digestive system;
- respiratory diseases;
- increases hemoglobin in the blood;
- diabetes;
- for diet food;
- in the treatment of skin diseases, from hair loss, plant oil is used;
- in Indian medicine, plant juice is used to treat calluses, remove polyps, and lighten age spots. But these greens are not good for everyone.
Противопоказания
- idiosyncrasy;
- gastritis with high acidity;
- urolithiasis disease;
- liver problems;
- in gout;
- it is better not to take risks during pregnancy;
- allergic reactions to plants.
How to choose and store
The main condition for choosing is the freshness of greens with a specific, slightly pungent aroma. Don’t buy withered greens with yellowed leaves. Delicate leaves are stored in a plastic bag on a refrigerator shelf, but no more than three days. The leaves should not be wet, they should be dried.
For long-term storage, it can be frozen, pre-washed and dried.
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