Cabbage juice?

Has anyone ever tried cabbage juice or heard of the study done at stanford on this and UC?

http://www.ehow.com/how_5033218_cure-ulcerative-colitis-cabbage-juice.html

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I agree with Probiotic.

I tried cabbage juice and could NOT handle it.

So it's very individualistic.

I don't think its published yet... I havn't seen it in any journals. Maybe is slipped out of my view!

Cabbage has S-methylmethionine (vitamin U) which has some potential in wound healing of epithelial cells (GI cells). Most commonly known to help heal stomach ulcers.

3-indolecarbinol which is in cabbage gets metabolized and activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor which is involved in innate immunity (first line of defense for the immune system) of the GI tract. It can reduce the amount of inflammation in the gut.

It is also a source of many more phytochemicals and vitamins and minerals, all of which can lead the body on a healing path and protect from other diseases to make colitis much more liveable.

Sounds like a good recipe, but I would recommend red cabbage over green cabbage any day. Red has stronger antioxidant properties that act as an anti-inflammatory, over green. Also, choose from organic, otherwise one would be beating the purpose of healing, and instead with loads of junk pesticides.

Read up on the red vs green and found this from whfoods.org.

"some red cabbages contain almost twice the vitamin C as some green cabbages. Red cabbages are always richer in anthocyanins (flavonoid phytonutrients) that not only act as antioxidants but also function as supporters of the immune system"

Made a batch of red this afternoon :).