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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Mustard greens Benefits for Cancer

 

Mustard greens Benefits for Cancer:

Mustard greens are leafy vegetables, that are leaves of mustard plant
and this cruciferous vegetable, belongs to Brassica family of plants to
which broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts belong. It is commonly
called as Mustard leaves and scientifically known as Brassica Juncea.
Mustard plants have the origin in the plains of Himalaya hills region
of India. The leaves of the mustard plant are used as leafy green
vegetable and seeds are used as spice in the homes of Asian Countries
and other parts of the world. Mustard oil is extracted from its seeds.
This mustard plant is commercially cultivated for its health benefits
of leaves and extraction of oil from its seeds.

Mustard green has high content of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K,
Vitamin E, Vitamin B, and contain minerals like manganese, copper,
zinc, iron, and calcium etc.., the antioxidants like lutein,
zeaxanthin, beta carotene also found in these vegetable. It is good
source of dietary fiber, proteins, carbohydrates and trace of fats with
zero cholesterol and low in calories content.

Mustard greens benefits for cancer and other health benefits are as
follows: according to the recent study, mustard greens uphold three
main functions of the body, which are elimination of free oxygen
radicals, elimination of toxic substances from the body, providing
relief from inflammation in cellular level, as such these functions
redound to cancer prevention effectively, which is mainly due to the
presence of high content of Vitamin K and Vitamin E, folates and
manganese. Mustard greens prevent bladder, lung, ovarian, and prostate
cancer diseases.

For details please
visit;http://ideas4health.in/health-ideas/health-foods/vegetables/mustar\
d-greens-benefits-for-cancer/


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