PotatoPotatoes was brought in Europe around the sixteenth century. This seemingly trivial vegetable, if steamed or stewed, helps the body to fight against toxins, due to its rich potassium content. It helps eliminate uric acid, as it is indicated in rheumatism and arthritis. Potato is very good for nervous people, with cramps, insomnia, cough. Potato is also recommended for diabetes, baked in ash, so that it doesn't lose any flavor or nutritional qualities. Potato lead to the improvement of general health and, in patients with surgical complications, to a regeneration of tissues, by promoting the wound-healing processes. Potatoes contain provitamin A, vitamin K, sulfur (they fight seborrhea and excess iron). It is one of the main sources of vitamin C for the French, who consume about 120 kg of potatoes a year per person. Dr. Leon Binet has shown that this vegetable contains a nitrogenous substance which favors the growth of children.Potatoes do not fattenPotato is recommended by modern medicine because it is healthy, nutritious, energetic, allowed for all those prone to weight gain. It helps the intestines function correctly, fights ulcer and is good in the healing process of scars. If not prepared with fat, potato does not fatten. It is even recommended to obese people or those who suffer from hepatic diseases. Providing the diabetics with 1 � 1.5 kg of potatoes daily, it was discovered that the morbid symptoms were diminished (glycosuria, polyuria, polydipsia). Even if it is bulky, potato is 80 percent water, a little less than milk. An average-sized potato weighs about 150 grams and provides only 100-110 kilocalories, the same as a glass of orange juice. A potato has only 10 milligrams of sodium (400 times less than the RDA of sodium). It has, however, the highest content of potassium: three times more than an orange and even more than a banana. Harder to digest are the French fries, because they contain more fat. Boiled potatoes should not be kept longer than 24 hours. Do not eat the green portions of the potato because they are toxic!Raw potato juicePotato juice is unmatched in the treatment of gastric acidity and gastric ulcer. It calms and heals the digestive mucosa. It is an antispasmodic, diuretic, emollient. In a glass, pour two inches of potato juice and warm water until the glass is full. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach. It can be mixed with soup. Like all juices, potato juice alters rapidly, so it has to be extracted and used immediately. Millions of individuals suffer from arthritis, but few know the beneficial action of potato juice against the disease. The raw extract is indicated in hepatitis and gall stones, constipation, hemorrhoids, scurvy. Pink varieties of potato juice contain carbohydrates, protide, fat, mineral salts, vitamins (B1, B6, C, K). Potato starch has an anti inflammatory effect in gastrointestinal diseases and in poisoning with toxic substances.Medicine for the skinFor burns, chilblains, skin cracks, sores, swelling of eyelids: shave a sufficient amount of raw potato and apply on that area, mixed with a teaspoon of honey or olive oil, leaving at least two hours to act; fix it with a bandage. Change the cataplasm during the day, until complete healing. For sunburn, place thinly cut potato slices. Leave them for a few minutes. Potato flour is a good sedative in case of burns, erysipelas, varicose ulcers, skin rashes and cracks. Fix them with a bandage for an hour or two. Repeat the operation twice daily until complete healing. For warts, place raw thinly cut potato pieces, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.Excessive sweat of the feet can be treated with potato flower powdered on the skin after washing the feet. Get rid of cough and headachesEven potato leaves have therapeutic use. Boil 15 g of fresh leaves for 5 minutes in 750 ml of water and then strain them. The obtained tea can be sweetened with honey. Drink it between meals to relieve cough. For migraines, apply raw potato slices or fresh cherry, mint, thyme and coltsfoot leaves of on the forehead. In case of persistent headaches drink hot potato juice (a quarter of a cup, 3 times a day before meals). Against intestinal parasites: for 3 days, eat in the evening only a potato salad mixed with 60 g of walnut oil.For dinner, 100-200 g cow cheese and some baked potatoes are healthier than any medicine in the world. Potato properties:- Nourishing- Energetic - Food ballast - Anti ulcerous - Healing - Diuretic, emollient, heals the digestive mucosa (raw juice) Indications - internal use:- Maintains general health- Obesity (by the intake of potassium) - Diabetes (replaces bread: baking in the oven or stewed) - Gastritis, ulcers (raw juice) - Constipation (raw juice) Indications - For external use:- Burns- Lower leg ulcers - Cracks Usage - internal use- Pure tincture: 20 drops in a little water 3 times daily- Raw potato juice, half a cup, 4 times a day for one months (diabetes, gastro duodenal ulcers) for other diseases Usage - external use- Raw potato cataplasm: burns, frostbite, cracks, ulcers, swelling of eyelids.
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