Few people know that both sauerkraut and its juice are true natural medicines that can prevent and cure various diseases. The rich content of nutrients in sauerkraut juice revitalizes and invigorates the body.
Sauerkraut is rich in vitamin C, richer even than raw cabbage, a vitamin that acts as an antioxidant and strengthens the body’s immune system.
Sauerkraut is the only food of vegetable origin which contains a large amount of vitamin B12 and magnesium as well as minerals such as folic acid, potassium, iron and iodine. Vitamin B12 slows down the aging process, protects the nervous system and prevents memory loss.
In the composition of sauerkraut juice we can find some of the vitamins and antioxidants also present in fresh cabbage, as well as trace elements, minerals, enzymes and yeast, a product of the fermentation process.
Sauerkraut juice contains vitamin U, an anti-ulcer vitamin (which is destroyed by cooking), so sauerkraut is recommended in treating colitis. Because it stimulates fat burning and normalizes appetite, cabbage and sauerkraut juice are recommended for weight loss.
Sauerkraut juice regulates and stabilizes blood pressure. Hypotensive persons are recommended to drink a glass of sauerkraut in the morning. A few glasses of sauerkraut juice a day for several days in a row help normalize digestion and prevent constipation.
Even for a healthy person it is very beneficial to drink sauerkraut juice regularly, as it has a detoxifying effect on the body, helping to eliminate toxins.
Given the composition rich in vitamins and minerals, sauerkraut juice is especially beneficial in winter, when the body is prone to respiratory infections. Sauerkraut juice provides essential vitamins to the body and strengthens the immune system.
Here are some diseases that can be treated using sauerkraut juice:
Gallstones, gastritis with low acidity, giardiasis
For 2-3 weeks drink 150 ml sauerkraut juice 3 times a day, 30 minutes before main meals. Then, if the stones are small (smaller than a grain of corn), after consultation with a specialist, you can use your grandparents’ treatment to get rid of the stones: mix 1 liter sauerkraut juice with 400 g of vegetable oil and the juice of 4 lemons.
Don’t eat anything for 24 hours before the procedure. Starting in the morning, drink 100 ml of the preparation every 25 minutes. The cure can cause pain, so you should use a warm compress on the liver area throughout the cleansing. For the next 4-5 hours the body responds with diarrhea, but the gall bladder will be cleared of stones.
After the procedure drink chamomile and fennel tea for two weeks. Boil 2 tablespoons of ground fennel seeds for 10 minutes in a liter of water, add 2 tablespoons of chamomile flowers, cover the pot and turn off the heat. After 25 minutes, strain the water off, pour over the plants a liter of water and bring to boil. After cooling, strain and mix all the liquid obtained. Drink during the day instead of water.
Hemorrhoids
Drink 100 ml of warm sauerkraut juice 3 times a day before meals. If you suffer from bleeding hemorrhoids, drink a glass 2-3 times a day, and eat raw cabbage or sauerkraut daily.
Vitamin deficiency and fatigue
Mix a glass of tomato juice and a glass of sauerkraut juice, add 150 ml water, a tablespoon of honey and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Drink a glass 1-2 times a day between meals.
Hoarseness, dry chest pain
Mix equal parts of sauerkraut juice and water and drink it hot 2-3 times a day.
Diabetes
Drink 1/3 cup of sauerkraut juice, thinned with water in proportion of 1: 1, 3-4 times a day, 30 minutes before meals. The cure should last for 21 days. After 7 days of rest, repeat the cure.
Constipation
- Dissolve 2 teaspoons of coarse salt in 250 ml of sauerkraut and drink it in the morning on an empty stomach. As necessary, repeat the procedure the next morning.
- Mix a glass (250 ml) of sauerkraut with a teaspoon of yeast or 4 g buckthorn and drink warm in the morning, on an empty stomach.
Diarrhea
Drink the mixture of equal parts freshly squeezed tomato juice and sauerkraut juice.
Liver disease
Prepare the previous recipe and drink 100 ml three times daily between meals, for 6-8 months.
Gastritis
Drink heated sauerkraut juice daily, before meals. First drink 100 ml, then gradually increase the dose to 2 glasses per day.
Hangover
Finely grate 3-4 onions. Mix a cup of the grated onions with 3 cups sauerkraut juice, a tablespoon tomato paste, black pepper, salt and sugar to taste. First drink half a glass, and drink the rest gradually during the day. If the drink seems too concentrated, dilute it with water.
Umbilical hernia
Our ancestors treated hernia with sauerkraut juice. Soak a piece of folded gauze in the juice, place it on the problem area and cover it with a slice of raw potato, then fasten it with bandage. Keep the compress on the hernia 3 hours daily. The treatment lasts for 1.5-3 months.