The artichoke plant is one of the oldest vegetables grown by humans. It originated from the time of Abyssinia and then moved to the rest of the world. Italy currently produces the largest amount of artichoke in the world. Artichoke is known as a kind of vegetable, While its small internal leaves and the base of the interior are edible and have sizes of large and green color grown in America and France, the average green ones are grown in Spain, Turkey and Algeria, and the purple and large size are grown in Italy, Egypt and Argentina, Large fiber, magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin A plus folic acid, biotin and potassium.
Benefits of artichoke
Artichoke has the benefit of treating many diseases and many benefits of them :
1. Artichoke useful for the liver: It is useful in the treatment of liver diseases, through the organization of liver functions and regeneration of cells and is a diuretic and anti-toxins and relieve stomach pain and facilitate the output and abdominal distension.
2. Artichoke is useful for weight loss: it is a good food for people who want to slim their weight. Calories are low and there are fibers that feel full for a long time and helps to burn fat in the body and get rid of waste and toxins in an excellent manner which in turn reduces weight.
3. Artichoke is useful for pregnant women: Artichoke has a high percentage of iron and useful to the holder, which makes the hemoglobin through which the oxygen is transferred from the lungs
To the organs of the body in addition to the fetus in the womb of his mother, and the presence of folic acid, which helps in the prevention of anemia and birth defects of the fetus, in addition to the calcium needed by the pregnant to strengthen the muscle.
4. Artichoke is useful for the stomach: through the presence of fiber by which, which in turn is based on speeding the process of disposal of waste from the intestines and protect from hemorrhoids, and also helps regulate the functions of the liver, which in turn helps to regulate the arrhythmia in the stomach.
How to use artichoke
The artichoke is used by making juice and drinking a cup before eating, or by working as a tea by placing a tablespoon of paper on a half liter of boiled water and leave it for a quarter of an hour to soak with its cover and drink daily on the stomach, the time during the industry as tablets extracted from its leaves. Of course after consultation with the doctor.