Wheatgrass is promoted to treat a number of
conditions including the common cold, coughs, bronchitis, fevers,
infections, and inflammation of the mouth and throat. In folk medicine,
practitioners used wheatgrass to treat cystitis, gout, rheumatic pain,
chronic skin disorders, and constipation. Some proponents equate
chlorophyll (the component that makes wheatgrass and other plants green)
with hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood, saying that
wheatgrass raises the body's oxygen levels.
Although most people use wheatgrass juice as
a dietary supplement or as a serving of vegetables, some proponents
claim that a dietary program commonly called "the wheatgrass diet" can
cause cancer to regress or "shrink" and can extend the lives of people
with cancer. They believe that the wheatgrass diet strengthens the
immune system, kills harmful bacteria in the digestive system, and rids
the body of toxins and waste matter. (...)
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