Many people know that arugula or arugula belongs to the cruciferous family. Such plants contain a lot of vitamins and useful components, which give positive properties to the plant. This family also includes other plants, which are distinguished by a large number of medicinal components, such as a shepherd's bag, rape and various honey-plants or weeds.
Previously, arugula was an innocuous weed, which was given only to domestic animals and birds. Today the situation has changed significantly. Now people use arugula as the plant has a pleasant aroma and gives dishes a specific spicy taste. It can be added to salad or meat. The taste qualities are simply impressive. Initially, the taste of grass is similar to walnut-pepper with a prominent mustard aftertaste. Taste qualities resemble sorrel.
What is useful for arugula and what does it contain?
The use of arugula will be immediately visible if you find out what are the useful components in it. Here so in structure of 100 g of a plant such components of microcells enter:
- sugar 2,1 g;
- fats 0.7 g;
- fatty acids 0.1 g;
- sodium 0.03 g;
- vitamins A, B, C, E, K and T;
- essential oils (30%).
All this only indicates the indisputable benefit of the plant. The only drawback of the plant is its high sugar content, but it also contains many vitamins, fiber , proteins and minerals that compensate for this. The considerable use of arugula salad is observed for the human body, because the plant contains all the necessary microelements that are necessary for the proper functioning of the entire system of the human body.
The plant also has medicinal properties. Due to the high content of some elements, it is capable of:
- increase the level of hemoglobin in the human body;
- the plant helps to remove excess cholesterol from the body;
- stabilize the metabolic processes of substances in the body;
- maintain the tone of the body;
- to reduce the sugar content in the blood;
- strengthen the walls of blood vessels.
Useful properties of arugula can be used in the treatment of various diseases of the respiratory system. With its help, you can cause an expectorant effect. It disinfects and acts as a diuretic.
Rukkola as a dietary remedy
Little is known, but arugula can help to lose weight and adjust the digestion process. It has a low calorie content, which favorably affects metabolism throughout the body. The plant is very good to eat during a diet, because it contains a lot of components that do not enter the human body during the diet. In rukkole enough fiber, which gives a feeling of satiety.
Treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
Its useful properties rucola salad also has to work on the stomach and intestines. The plant helps to cope with such diseases as an ulcer or gastritis. Some gastroenterologists from America with the help of plants were able to help patients get rid of stomach ulcers. The plant is able to protect the walls of the stomach and strengthen them, thus curing the ulcer.
Some men use arugula to enhance their masculine abilities. In ancient times a special drink was prepared from the plant, which favorably influenced the abilities of men. The plant acted like a natural aphrodisiac . Some people in our time also try to use a decoction to improve the erectile function.