Our grandmothers knew about the healing properties of cabbage leaves and successfully used them.
Before applying cabbage leaf for medicinal purposes, it is necessary to scald with boiling water and wipe dry. If there is a possibility of allergic reaction from this treatment is better to abstain.
Injuries and bruises
To the bruised places apply a fresh cabbage leaf and secure with a bandage, leave overnight. By morning, the swelling reduced and the pain will subside. If swelling during the night is not gone, and the injured spot began to hurt even more, it is better to go to the emergency room to rule out the possibility of serious damage.
Insect bites
Cabbage leaves relief for painful stings of wasps, bees, horseflies. Acting like a magnet, they pull the heat and pain of swollen from the bite place.
Headache
To relieve headache and fever cabbage leaves also. Apply to the temples on the sheet and wrap head with a towel. This tool even helps with migraines!
Chest pain
During lactation and breastfeeding women often experience painful swelling and bloating. Traditional medicine comes to help a nursing mother. For therapeutic compress should be used large leaves, pre-washed, cut veins and crumbling.
Also by this method you can use in mastitis and chest pain that accompany premenstrual syndrome.
