Guest guest Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 I love to add sprouts of all sorts to salads. They are alive, full of enzymes and nutrition, and delicious. I have a few questions about sprouts to ask the group... Powdered fenugreek is supposed to be great for blood sugar levels, to control diabetes. If you sprout the fenugreek seed, and eat it in a salad, does it lose its glycemic controlling properties? (The sprouts, by the way, are especially delicious, tasting a bit like sweet, fresh peas.) Milk thistle seed is supposed to be great for the liver. If you sprout these seeds, do they lose their beneficial hepatic properties? (they tawte kinda nutty) and I asked this one a few days ago, and no one answered. Poppy seeds. If you sprout them, would they have any medicinal or nutritional value, once they transform from seed to plant (first leaves) and hawthorn berries for blood pressure and cardiac support. (havn't tried this one, however if you grind them up as fine as possible, and add them to plain yogurt, it gives the yogurt a plesant cherry-like flavor.) If you don't know the answers, let me hear your opinion. I value the opinion af all members here. I never would have started sprouting anything at all, had there not been a discussion on "let no bean or grain be consumed unsprouted". So I want to know about seeds used medicinally, if their properties remain or are lost when sprouted. looking foreward to your replies! windflower Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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