Unit: 1 artichoke about 250 grams

Artichokes are a very convenient food. It should be eaten raw in salads to take advantage of all its properties. If boiled, to drink the resulting broth for not wasting their values. Artichokes baked or grilled bathed in olive oil, are highly delicious and medicinal by the high content of both the artichoke and olive in oleic acid.

Liver and bile: protects the liver and help your recovery if liver disease (cirrhosis, hepatitis, liver failure, poisoning, etc). Biliary function favors .- caffeic acids, linoleic and oleic acids involved in its power hepato-protective and acid cafeolquínico is that brings a choleretic, ie stimulation of bile. (Infusion of two teaspoons of dried leaves per liter of water. Take three times daily before meals.) (A preparation of juice of green leaves mixed with wine can serve the same purpose).

cholesterol, hypertension, arteosclerosis: Its main virtue lies in its ability to provide their acid to reduce the level of blood cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and also to prevent arteosclerosis, which prevents the risk of vascular disease or aid recovery after any accident of this type, such as infarction, angina pectoris, ... etc.

Antidiabetic: It lowers the level of blood sugar and prevent or help fight diabetes (juice of the leaves mixed with wine) (Decoction of leaves to reduce the liquid by half. Drink a glass day)

Diuretic: helps eliminate fluid in the body, so it is interesting not only for obesity but also in that set of conditions that improve with the removal of water and the consequent elimination of toxins and especially uric acid: circulatory diseases, liver, gout, arthritis, etc. (Decoction of 60 gr. Of dried roots per liter of water to reduce the liquid by half. Drink 2 glasses per day)

Anti-cancer: Recent studies have demonstrated the influence of caffeic acid, pantothenic and flavonoids in the prevention or amelioration of cancerous processes.