Arugula, also called a caterpillar sowing, mustard grass, rocket salad, eruka, arugula, is a well-known representative of the cabbage family.
Due to its low calorie content and ability to reduce appetite, Eruka has firmly entered the everyday menu of many ladies who want to lose weight even with meals.
And the ability to increase potency attributed to the sowing tracked caterpillar made this plant popular among some representatives of the "strong" sex.
But each medal has its own downside. Thoughtless passion for arugula can lead to undesirable consequences.
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The caterpillar is creeping rich in volatile production, which is good for most people. After all, volatile plants destroy many pathogenic bacteria. But in allergy sufferers, a plant can cause a severe reaction - up to anaphylactic shock. And if you do not tolerate turnips and radishes, then do not rush to introduce arugula into your diet.
Healthy mustard oil, which is found in mustard grass in abundance, can cause exacerbation of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, as well as hyperacid gastritis, colitis and chronic nephritis. This should be remembered to those who suffer from these diseases.
This spicy vegetable is contraindicated in case of chronic pathology of the liver and biliary tract - exacerbation, cholelithic colic is possible. Arugula is also not indicated for gout, non-specific infectious polyarthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
Pregnant women and nursing mothers should not lean on a rocket salad. At least, if this spicy greens has not been used before, then it should not be introduced into the diet during pregnancy and lactation for the first time. After all, all chemical compounds from the mother’s body go to the child.
One more thing. The caterpillar has the ability to extract heavy metal salts and radioactive substances from the soil. Therefore, get this vegetable crop and use it in food only when you are confident in its ecological purity and in the benefits for you and your family.