Happy day friends Steemits, every day I feel more proud of being able to belong to this great healing community. And as always we celebrate the use of the various plants used naturally to heal and cure certain diseases, because today I come to talk about an excellent plant that not only has a delicious flavor, but is used to counteract various conditions. It's about sugar cane.
Sugar cane is a plant native to India, brought to the American subcontinent by the colonizers, whose scientific name is "saccharum officinarum" is cultivated quite well in tropical and subtropical countries, such as Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela, and Argentina. And mainly produced and exported by countries such as India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico, Pakistan, United States among others. It is beneficial for your health if it is consumed naturally.
Sugar cane?
Basically sugar cane is a plant whose stem is a hard bark in the form of firewood, which contains inside a spongy white or yellow fiber, where the contained liquid is. Its leaves are long and tall. In the world sugarcane is the main raw material for the production of sugar and certain liqueurs. However, the natural liquid of sugar cane without being chemically processed is a very healthy and healthy liquid.
Sugarcane in my garden.
Sugar cane chewable and in natural juice.
Fluffy fiber of sugar cane, chewable to extract the liquid.
Use and natural consumption of sugar cane.
It is consumed by chewing the spongy fiber inside or in the form of juice when extracting its liquids. In the eastern Venezuelan states it is common to walk under the sun through the streets and find a sale of "guarapo de caña", natural refreshment necessary to hydrate the body and quench thirst, vendors with large juicers or "trapiches" extract the juice of the cane and add a little lemon to highlight its sweet taste that is very soft, the color of this liquid varies depending on the type of cane and can be light green or yellow. This drink increases body energy and is very healthy because it contains vitamins A, B and C.
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)Properties of sugar cane.
Sugar cane contains the following properties, it is:
• Antioxidant.
• Flavonoid.
• Diuretic.
• Digestive.
• Cicatrizante and depurativa.
• It lacks saturated fats, and it is low in cholesterol content.
• In addition to possessing phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, calcium, chromium, and magnesium.
Healthy benefits of sugar cane.
Sugarcane is good for counteracting fever, cough, poor digestion, arthritis. Increase your energy and vitality, soothes and calms the pains of kidneys, if consumed naturally it is beneficial for your teeth and gums, combat bad breath, prevent cancer, improve the health of your skin and reduce the possibility of suffering of anemia.
In addition sugar cane can be consumed by diabetic people because it has a low glycemic content, regulating sugar levels, however you can not abuse it, if you are diabetic you should consume it in moderation, it is recommended that you only drink a glass of sugar. day.