6 types of healthy herbs you should eat regularly

Some herbs enhance the flavor of everyday meals and help prevent and treat common diseases.

Vietnamese coriander

VOV electronic newspaper quoted Netmeds and WebMD as saying that Vietnamese coriander is a familiar herb in Vietnamese cuisine, not only providing a special delicious flavor but also a "treasure" containing many amazing health benefits.

Vietnamese coriander contains important vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, iron and phosphorus, which help boost immunity and support immune system function. This herb is also rich in antioxidants such as flavonoids, which help protect cells from damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals can weaken the immune system and increase the risk of disease.

Vietnamese coriander helps support digestion by stimulating the digestive system, contains antioxidants such as flavonoids and quercetin, helps reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) and increase good cholesterol (HDL), thereby preventing atherosclerosis and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, this vegetable also has the ability to inhibit the growth of many types of bacteria and viruses that cause respiratory diseases. This helps reduce the risk of infection and relieve symptoms such as cough, runny nose, sore throat.

Coriander

Coriander, also known as Vietnamese coriander, is a familiar herb in Vietnamese cuisine. Not only does it enhance the flavor of dishes, coriander also contains many valuable nutrients that bring unexpected benefits to health and beauty.

Coriander is good for brain health, blood sugar control, digestive health, heart health and immune system. Coriander not only adds a unique flavor to food but also has many wonderful health benefits.

Dill (fennel)

Dill leaves are a familiar and indispensable spice in fish soup, eel soup, snail soup, making the dish delicious, eliminating the fishy smell. In oriental medicine, dill is a very popular medicine. According to Nam Duoc Than Hieu, dill seeds and leaves are spicy, warm, non-toxic, regulate food, nourish the kidneys, strengthen the spleen, eliminate bloating, treat stomachache and toothache, stimulate appetite and digestion, and help with lactation.

Lemon basil

VietNamNet newspaper quoted specialist doctor II Huynh Tan Vu - Lecturer of Traditional Medicine Faculty, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, saying that in folk medicine, fresh leaves are often used as raw vegetables in meals. Lemon basil has a sour, spicy taste, warm properties, enters the lungs, has the effect of relieving colds, reducing phlegm, detoxifying and flu, cold lungs, has the effect of dispersing wind and cold, reducing phlegm, antiseptic, has the effect of treating sore throat, relieving colds, inducing sweating and curing coughs, flu, fever without sweating.

In folk medicine, fresh lemon basil leaves are often used or boiled to drink. In addition, traditional medicine manufacturers often distill lemon basil essential oil combined with other herbs to produce cough and flu medicine.

Betel leaves

Piper lolot is a wild plant that grows everywhere. Piper lolot has the effect of warming the middle burner, warming the stomach, and treating vomiting caused by cold air and abdominal pain. Piper lolot also treats headaches, toothaches, runny noses, and loose, bloody stools.

In folk medicine, betel leaves are often used to treat the following diseases: bone and joint pain, gynecological diseases (infections in the vaginal area, itching, vaginal discharge, excessive sweating in hands and feet, dyshidrosis on the hands, toothache, sinusitis, runny nose, heatstroke, cold stomachache, loose stools, nausea, hiccups...

Basil

Health & Life Newspaper quoted BSCK2. Tran Ngoc Que - Deputy Director of the Global Institute of Medicinal Materials, saying that basil is also known as basil, rau é, é tía, é que, huong thai. Their scientific name is Ocimum basilicum L, belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Labiatae).

Basil contains many anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds such as eugenol, linalool and citronellol. According to Lao Dong newspaper, citing Onlymyhealth, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and studies from the US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCIH), these compounds have the ability to reduce inflammation in the stomach and intestines, helping to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers and intestinal problems.

In addition, they also help balance intestinal bacteria, facilitating digestion and nutrient absorption.

Several studies have demonstrated the potential of sweet basil essential oil to prevent certain cancers. In one study, sweet basil stopped the growth of human colon cancer cells in test tubes. Basil interfered with the cancer cells’ ability to grow and divide, eventually killing them.

There is growing evidence that basil may be an effective cancer prevention tool, but more human studies are needed to confirm these promising results and understand how much basil people should consume.

Additionally, traditional Chinese medicine has used basil to treat heart disease for centuries. Studies show that basil can help lower high blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels.

Above are 6 types of herbs that are good for health. Most herbs are spicy, warm, contain essential oils, have the effect of stimulating digestion, sterilizing, warming the stomach. In the cold season, using a little more of these herbs will have the effect of enhancing the flavor of life, protecting health against the cold outside and the cold inside effectively./.