Botanical name: Cyperus esculentus
Healing power:
- lowering cholesterol
- strengthening blood vessels
- protection against free radicals
- in case of intestinal trouble
- Chufa has got a large amount of roughage sings. Therefore Chufa is able to absorb poisonous products of metabolism.
- Constipation disappears because of the large content of roughage sings. They promote a quicker transportation through the intestine.
- Chufa substitutes a healthy intestinal flora.
- Chufa protects against cancer of the intestine because of the roughage sings.
How to use:
The plant builds little, subterranean tubers which can be eaten raw or steamed. They taste a little bit like coconut.
The arabs made out of the roots a medicine called arabian sugarroot.
You can buy products of chufa in pharmacies in form of flakes which are made out of the roots. The flakes taste sweet like nuts and can be eaten in yoghurt, muesli and quark dishes.
Dose per day: 2 soup spoons.
Description of the plant:
The natural habit of Chufa is Northafrica and the Orient. Nowadays cultivation also takes place in Spain in the area of Valencia. Chufa is perennial, but cannot withstand frost. The plant likes a sandy soil and a sunny to halfshady location.
Chufa reaches a height up to 60 cm and is very easy to handle.
Propagation:
The little subterranean tubers are seperated from the plant and then are planted in singular pots. So new plants can grew.
Ingredients:
proteins: 7,3%
fat: 25,5 %, with a large share of unsaturated fatty acids
large amount of roughage
calium
calcium
phosphorus
magnesium
iron
copper
manganese
zinc
biotin
phytohormones
the flavonoide rutin which work against free radicals and which protects the blood vessels.
