Artichoke

 Artichoke  

This watercress has several names: artichoke, artichoke and denial, and the Arabs called it "artichoke" and took it with them to Andalusia when the Arab doctors knew about its benefits, and this is how the Franks knew it, then he began to cultivate and eat it, so it spread throughout Europe and changed the name from "Horshef" to "Artichoke returns us a distortion of" artichoke ", the now popular name of this plant.

The ancient Egyptians knew of the artichoke, and its designs have been found carved on the walls of their temples, as has been found in monuments in many countries of the White Sea basin, in its form that resembles pine, then it spread to Europe and the rest of the world by the Arabs of Andalusia as we have mentioned.

Artichoke leaves are used for food, but they are not eaten raw because they contain a bitter substance called "cynarin". In this case, it must be boiled in water to dissolve the cynarin.

Artichoke has many medicinal and nutritional benefits. In Germany and Italy, the serum and its leaves were used in the treatment of rheumatism, and before World War II, German laboratories imported very large quantities from the French region of "Perpignan". It is considered to be an excellent bile vacuum, so if an animal is injected with its extract, the amount of bile secretions it contains increases four times in just two hours.

Nephritis, anuria, and in some cases itching and hives

Artichoke has an excellent incomparable benefit in helping to wash the blood veins and liver of the sand (bitter wax) called "cholesterol" and to treat the hardening of the arteries, thus lowering the blood pressure.

Artichoke can be considered a necessary food for the inhabitants of the White Sea Basin in particular, as they are used to eating fatty foods and using ghee and fat to cook them, which overloads the liver and increases the build-up of cholesterol on the artery walls, and hardly anyone has examined their blood without finding that this liver sand was twice its limit. Or three, if you eat artichokes, it will dissolve the sediment stuck in the walls and block circulation, preventing the hardening of the arteries and the resulting complications of hemiplegia, paralysis and cardiac arrest. The treatment called "Cofetilus" discovered in 1935 is nothing more than a crystallized extract extracted from the juice of artichoke leaves.

The artichoke contains large amounts of vitamins A, N and B, and certain minerals such as manganese and phosphorus. Therefore, those whose actions make them think and make a mental effort are advised to eat artichoke, for its benefit to brain cells, as it strengthens the heart, revitalizes the body, in addition to its benefits Plentiful food, because it contains "inulin", a starchy substance that helps athletes in particular, after it turns into sugar (level). Eating artichoke by chewing it well cleanses the gut and relieves it from diarrhea, it can also use crushed roots and add oak bark and poplar in the case of some diets.

Artichoke can be taken boiled for twelve consecutive days to treat liver failure, by boiling four soft leaves of it in a quart of water, then adding sugar to the boil to soften it.

 There are several other ways to enjoy artichoke. In any case, it should be eaten the same day it is cooked, because germs seep into it if it stays overnight, and it turns green, which can cause stomach pain in the eater. and acute dysentery.

It is not allowed for us to neglect boiled artichoke water, as it has most of its properties, and therefore it can be used in various types of soups, although its color tends a little to black, but that does not detract from its nutritional value.

We got acquainted with cooking artichokes with meat and ghee, and it is a method that does not allow us to benefit from its many properties constantly, and therefore Westerners eat it daily with appetizers (apativ) and put its boiled heads with its green leaves on the table, and before eating the daily meal, cut its leaves one by one. We dip it in oil and lemon juice, we suck it and we throw away its grounds. When we leave the watercress with its round tablet, it is dipped in oil and lemon and eaten as a salad, and in this way a person can eat it daily without recovering, especially since the benefits of l artichokes are doubled by adding oil and lemon.

 In winter, artichokes can be eaten preserved in cans, then cooked or boiled and mixed with other legumes without losing any of their properties, but in its season, artichokes can be kept cool for several days by placing its stem in water like flowers. are placed, then this water is replaced daily by cutting a section A small leg each time.

The way to choose a good artichoke is to choose the heavy artichoke with compact leaves, and if it wasn't, it would mean it's old and not fresh.