Cabbage
Cabbage
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Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Varieties: Sapporo Giant #4
PlantedFoodMedicinal
Nakshatra
Anuradha
Ayurvedic Profile
Dosha Effect
Pacifies Pitta
Rasa / Taste
Sweet, Astringent
Virya / Energy
Cooling
Medicinal Actions
Gut-healing, Vitamin C; ferments into living winter kraut
Why This Plant
"The winter-keeping head; ferments into living medicine. Storage cabbage is honored at Anuradha (N17)."
Cultivation
Start indoors for fall transplant.
Zone: 6a
Safety
Generally very safe.
