Celery

Celery prevents cancers and its leaves are used as a herb

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Apium Graveolens

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Celery root, knob celery, leaf celery, stalk celery, celeri, seleri

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A long green vegetable known for its crunchy taste, Celery is a very popular vegetable today. The plant itself can grow to around 1 meter in height and although the stalk is typically the eaten part the leaves and even seeds are very flavorful and often are used as a seasoning in soups and stews.

Celery is from the same family of plants as carrots, parsley fennel, and caraway and although there are multiple types of celery the most commonly eaten type is pascal celery.

Celery can be braised, steamed, boiled and eaten raw which is perhaps most common. It is known as a great weight-watching food because the typical process of consuming raw celery will burn more calories than the celery has itself.

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Celery has been shown to be helpful in reducing inflammation as well as lowering blood pressure.
In addition, it is believed that celery is helpful in preventing stomach, colon and even bladder cancer.
The seeds of celery have also shown to provide enormous health benefits and the leaves are often used as a dried herb.

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Broccoli Rabe

Broccoli Rabe promotes good eyesight and reduces inflammation

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Brassica rapa

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Rapini, Broccoli raab, cime di rapa, friarielli, grelos

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Known for a somewhat bitter taste and its similarity in appearance to broccoli, broccoli rabe (pronounced “rob”) actually is more closely related to mustard greens or turnips.

Best eaten in the winter though available year-round, Broccoli Rabe is often associated with Italian and Portuguese cuisine. Also referred to as Rapini, Broccoli Rabe is typically prepared cooked as opposed to raw to soften the bitter taste and often served with garlic or lemon.

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Seen as very helpful in reducing cancer risk especially colon, lung and stomach cancer.
Helps prevent heart disease and strokes and promotes good eyesight.
Is believed to help alleviate the common cold and can be beneficial to reduce inflammation.

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Bok Choy

Chinese cabbage, Bok Choy reduces birth defects and benefits weight loss

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Brassica rapa

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Chinese cabbage, pok choi, celery mustard, onf choy, spoon cabbage, taisai

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Often called Chinese white cabbage, Bok Choy is a lesser-known vegetable that is very low in calories and high in health benefits. Bok Choy can be eaten raw, steamed, boiled, and is also very commonly used in stir-frys.

Sometimes used as a substitute for cabbage due to its sweet taste and crispy texture, Bok Choy has an upright and compact cylindrical shape with a white stem and green leaves.

KITCHEN PHARMACY

Bok Choy is believed to help prevent cancer as well as reduce the risk for birth defects.
In addition, Bok Choy is also beneficial to weight-loss and the prevention of macular degeneration.

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Sunchoke Root

Sunchokes prevent gastrointestinal diseases

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Cynara cardunculus

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Sunroot, earth apple, toplnambour, Jerusalem artichoke, Canada portato, French potato

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Very commonly referred to as Jerusalem artichokes, sunchokes are a species of sunflower that is native to North America. Sunchokes typically grow anywhere from 4-9 ft high and were introduced to Europe in the 1600s by Native Americans in Cape Cod.

The eaten part is the underground tuber which bears some resemblance to a potato.

While not the most aesthetically pleasing vegetable sunchokes have a sweet and nutty flavor and can be eaten both raw and cooked.

KITCHEN PHARMACY

Sunchokes are known to be especially helpful to the intestines and are seen as preventive against gastrointestinal diseases.
They also help normalize our metabolism and are seen as very helpful for the digestive system as a whole.

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Cauliflower

Cauliflower has anti-inflammatory properties and helps reduce stress.

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Brassica oleracea

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Fulghobhi, Fulkhobhi, Cauliflower

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Similar in appearance and closely related to the more well-known broccoli, cauliflower is another healthy cruciferous vegetable. Typically coming in white color, cauliflower also can come in orange, green and purple colors and its appearance when eaten is akin to a baby tree with a small stem and a flowery head.

The commonly eaten part of the cauliflower is the head itself which is on average around 6 inches in diameter, the leaves of the cauliflower although in fact edible are often discarded.

Cauliflower is available year-round but is known to be best in the winter months ranging from December to March. Cauliflower can be roasted, boiled, fried, steamed and eaten raw although, boiling it can sometimes spoil its texture, taste and even reduce its anti-cancer properties.

KITCHEN PHARMACY

Being from the cruciferous family of vegetables, cauliflower is believed to have great anti-cancer properties most specifically helpful in fighting prostate cancer. In addition, cauliflower has shown to be anti-inflammatory and a good way to reduce stress. It is even believed that cauliflower has great benefits for DNA repair. Lastly, cauliflower has been linked to potentially reducing risk for Crohn’s disease, obesity, colitis, and type 2 diabetes

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