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Soup has been used as a remedy for various ailments like the cold or flu. What if the your favorite soup could also help cure serious ailments such as cancer? Researchers are beginning to think that Thailand’s famous zesty soup Tom Yum Goong could have cancer curing properties.
Tom Yum Goong, also referred to as hot-and-sour soup, contains many healthy ingredients including coriander, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal roots, straw mushrooms, and a variety of chilies with the recent addition of shrimp.
Several photochemicals such as carotinoids, flavonoids, or anti-oxidative vitamins, which are found in the soup, are widely known to reduce cancer risks.
A recent joint study by Thailand’s Kasetsart Universoty and Japan’s Kyoto and Kinki Universities has found that the ingredients in Tom Yum Goong soup are 100 times more effective in inhibiting cancerous tumor growth than other foods. Scientists are seeking to extract, from the soup ingredients, the chemical compounds that are most effective.
Thai people have a much lower incidence of digestive tract cancers than people in other countries. Thai cuisine relies on its heavy use of herbs and spices and has long been known to have many health benefits.
Tom Yum Goong is one of Thailand’s most popular dish.
There are many health benefits in each ingredient of this soup, making it a tasty health improving cocktail.
Ingredients and Their Benefits
Coriander, commonly known as Cilantro or Dhania, is a very powerful herb that is rich in micronutrients and nutritional elements. It has very strong antioxidant activity which is very good for health. Coriander can also help reduce swelling conditions that happen because of kidney malfunction or anemia. Of the daily recommended dose, this herb provides 15% of folates, 11% of vitamin B-6, 45% of vitamin C, 225% of vitamin A, 258% vitamin K, 22% of iron, and 18% of manganese.
Coriander is also known for its ability to cleanse toxic metals out of the system.
Lemongrass is a source of essential vitamins such as vitamin A, B1 (thiamine), B2 (ridoflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 (pyridoxine), folate and vitamin C. It also provides essential minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, manganese, copper, and zinc and iron.
Lemongrass is also known to relieve stomach disorders, insomnia, respiratory disorders, fever, aches, infections, rheumatism, type-2 diabetes, and cellular health.
Kaffir lime leaves are commonly used for oral health, to detoxify the blood, help cure digestive issues, for stress reduction, to help the immune system, and lower inflammation.
Galanga Root is similar to ginger and helps to ease an uneasy stomach. Galanga can also help treat infections of the upper respiratory tract such as chronic bronchitis and cough.
Soups are a wonderful way to keep your health strong and give your body healthy nutrient rich food. Next time you are craving this famous Thai soup, enjoy it because your body will enjoy it too!
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By Ariana Marisol via Real Farmacy
Ariana Marisol is a contributing staff writer for REALfarmacy.com. She is an avid nature enthusiast, gardener, photographer, writer, hiker, dreamer, and lover of all things sustainable, wild, and free. Ariana strives to bring people closer to their true source, Mother Nature. She is currently finishing her last year at The Evergreen State College getting her undergraduate degree in Sustainable Design and Environmental Science. Follow her adventures on Instagram.
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