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The little spiny green vegetables you pass by in the supermarket may not be as pretty as carrots or your run-of-the-mill potatoes but they are delicious and more importantly, artichokes are good for your health.
While we often only eat the heart or dip the end of each spiny leaf in melted butter and suck the small piece of white flesh from it, we disregard the leaves as a non-viable part of the vegetable. However the leaves, it seems, are pretty important. The leaves found at the stem of the artichoke plant itself become artichoke leaf extract and are an important part of keeping your cholesterol levels safe among other things.
Plucked from the stem of the Cynara Scolymus or globe artichoke plant, artichoke leaves and their powerful extract also known as ALE, has a variety of uses against bodily ailments. For years in herbal medicinal practices ALE has been used to help the liver cleanse itself by keeping the bile circulating efficiently, but it can also aid in many more internal issues. ALE is a strong antioxidant and a great addition to any daily regimen, and can be used as a way to detoxify your body and rejuvenate your diet.
As an anti-inflammatory, artichoke leaf extract helps against bloating as well as gastrointestinal disorders, abdominal pain, digestive problems, gas, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, and acid reflux disease. ALE can also help keep your gallbladder in good working order as it always working with the liver inside the body to keep bile production strong.
December 22, 2009
