Look for leaves that are free of yellow or brown spots. They should be crisp with a good green color to them.

Due to the fact that Mustard Greens are a green juice, you will find it beneficial to have no more than about ¼ of your juice consisting of green juice.

Greens are very nutritious foods. Greens are generally speaking harder to digest when you eat them raw due to cellulose walls. When you juice the greens, you extract the nutrients thus bypassing the cellulose walls.

Properties:

Energy: warm
5 Elements: metal
5 Flavors: spicy

General Information:

Nothing to report.

Cautions & Suggestions:

Chinese herbalists warn that prolonged consumption of mustard greens can heat the internal region too much. Therefore, mustard greens are not suggested for those who suffer from eye diseases, hemorrhoids, constipation and/or stools containing blood. All of these symptoms can indicate that your body is already too hot (too much yang energy) and when you consume mustard greens, you will be adding even more heat (yang) energy to the body.

On the flip side, due to the yang (hot) energy that mustard greens provide along with its pungent taste, symptoms such congestion can be relieved because the yang energy and pungent taste help to promote circulation and to relieve congestion.

Benefits:

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