Cabbage (Brassica oleracea variety capitata).Plant Part Used: Leaves (cabbage head), juice from leaves.Dominican Medicinal Uses: Leaves: eaten raw, juiced, cooked, as a soup, taken internally for treating obesity, diabetes, heart disease, gynecological conditions (uterine fibroids), intestinal parasites or for nutrition; fresh leaves used externally for wound-healing.Safety: Considered safe; widely consumed; shown to be nontoxic in animal studies.Contraindications: Thyroid conditions (may interfere with thyroid iodine absorption).Drug Interactions: Prothrombopenic anticoagulants (may be antagonized); hypothyroid drugs (may interfere).Laboratory & Preclinical Data: In vivo: antitumor, antiulcer (plant extracts).Nutrition: calcium, vitamins K and U.* See entry for Repollo in “Part 3: Dominican Medicinal Plant Profiles” of this book for more information, including references.
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