Kathe said,

<<  they said that the cabbage had an ingredient similar to aldactone in
 it and it was this diuretic action that was helpful.  I think in works
 in the cells actually causing them to get rid of extra fluid. >>

I might be the queen of cabbage, but I will confess that I don't actually EAT
it very much.  If this is true -- a diuretic action -- would it help someone
actually diuress if they eat it?  I'm thinking particularly of the mothers
that have an incredible amount of edema post Pitocin induction/excess IV
fluids/long epidurals.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC

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