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Common Name:  Jerusalem Artichoke                         

Botanical Name: Helianthus tuberosus        .     Family:

Jerusalem Artichoke Flowers	Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers
Jerusalem Artichoke Just Before Flowering Stage	Jerusalem Artichoke Flowering
Young Jerusalem Artichoke Plants

Culinary Uses of Jerusalem Artichoke

A plant from America with tasty tubers. Dig the tubers up as they are needed.

A sweet flavoured potato like vegetable.  Boil or steam tioll soft and eat directly from the skin. Serve with melted butter. 

Great if stirfried with mushrooms. 

Also eat raw thinly sliced with salami or anchovies. 

Growing Jerusalem Artichoke

The plant has long 1 to 2m stems with yellow daisy flowers. Grow in a sunny spot

Medicinal Uses of Jerusalem Artichoke

Important! Do not use of herbs for medicinal purposes without consulting your medical doctor. Herbs have medicinal qualities and can react with other medication.

High in carbohydrates and minerals. Produces levulose sugars which are suitable for diabetics.

Important suplement for Diabetes Sufferers

Jerusalem artichoke is recommended as a dietary supplement for people suffering from diabetes. It has been suggested that eaten frequently it reduces the blood sugar levels in diabetes patients.

Jerusalem artichoke is a member of the sunflower family, it produces edible tubers resembling gnarled potatoes. Jerusalem artichoke works as a blood sugar stabilizer for people with Diabetes by creating a natural insulin effect in the body. A reduction of cholesterolmia has been reported in diabetic subjects receiving a diet supplemented in fructo-oligosaccharides.

Fructo-oligosaccharides and natural Inulin also help with the development of friendly Bifido Bacterium in the colon. The bifido change the pH factor which KILLS Candida and other yeast infections which cannot survive in the more acid environment.

Inulin the carbohydrate form that is found in Jerusalem artichoke is counted as a prebiotic because it is not readily digestable and so does not add calories. The effects of inulin on humans include relief of constipation, lower blood glucose levels, improved absorption of calcium, reduced...triglycerides and reduced LDL cholesterol and inhibition of the growth of various kinds of cancer.

Discuss with your doctor and heed his recommendations regarding Jerusalem Artichoke for diabetes.

Contact us at dhammond@absamail.co.za for reference to a doctor in this area ( Florida South Africa) who is familiar with treatment using Jerusalem Artichoke.

Make sure that your doctor knows if you:

• are taking medicine or are allergic to any medicine.
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
• are breastfeeding
• have any other health problems, such as high blood pressure or heart or blood vessel disease

Usual Recommended Dose

Eat a piece of Jerusalem artichoke, about the size of a small potato, with a meal, twice per week. 

It is often recommended that one of these servings be eaten raw.

To cook Jerusalem artichoke boil or steam it with a small amount of water until soft and then mash it up with the collected juice and water

 If more insulin is necessary than is obtained from eating the amount of artichoke indicated, then eat the same quantity more frequently.

A flour made by drying and pulverizing Jerusalem artichokes may be used to replaced all or part of the wheat flour in dietetic noodles and spaghetti.

 Important! When bloating and gas occur, this means JAF is working and needed by the body to get rid of yeast (Candida).

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