7 diseases can be cured with betel leaves

According to modern research results, betel leaves have quite good antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects.

Piper lolot (scientific name is Piper lolot C. DC) belongs to the Piperaceae family and is a perennial herb that often grows in humid places in the midlands and mountains, 30 - 40cm high, creeping, the stem and branches are covered with little hair and swollen at the joints.

The leaves are simple, alternate, heart-shaped, broad, smooth, with wavy margins and a heart-shaped base, with a pointed tip, densely networked veins, and a petiole with a sheath at the base. The inflorescence is a solitary flower in the leaf axil. The berry contains one seed.

The plant flowers and bears fruit in the fall, from August to October. The roots and stems are used as medicine, and the leaves are used as a vegetable or medicine. According to modern research, betel leaves have quite good antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects.

According to Oriental medicine, betel leaves have a strong, slightly spicy taste, warm properties, and the effects of warming the stomach; dispelling cold; bringing air down; relieving pain; relieving backache, leg pain, runny nose, treating vomiting, bloating, indigestion...

Folk experience often uses piper lolot leaves alone or in combination with some other medicinal herbs such as scratch grass roots, river bone leaves, grapefruit roots... to boil water to drink or soak hands and feet to treat bone and joint pain, chest and abdominal pain due to cold; excessive sweating of hands and feet; acne, headaches, toothaches...

Piper lolot leaves can be used fresh, dried or sun-dried. Each person should only eat 50-100g of Piper lolot leaves per day. Recently, some people with gout have shared their experiences of eating dishes with Piper lolot leaves to treat the disease, which is considered a "rich man's disease".

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Piper lolot leaves have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects... Here are some of the effects of Piper lolot.

- Cure bone and joint pain in cold weather: 5-10g dried betel leaves (15-30g fresh leaves), boil 2 bowls of water until ½ bowl remains, drink during the day. Drink while the medicine is still warm, should be taken after dinner. Each treatment course is 10 days or betel leaves and roots of pomelo trees, trumpet creeper, and scratch grass (30g each), all used fresh, thinly sliced, fried until golden brown, boil with 600ml of water, until 200ml remains, divided into 3 times to drink during the day. Drink continuously for 7 days.

- Cure stomachache due to cold: 20g fresh betel leaves, wash, boil with 300ml water until 100ml remains. Drink during the day while the medicine is still warm, should be taken before dinner. Use continuously for 2 days.

- Cure excessive sweating of hands and feet: 30g fresh betel leaves, wash, drain, put in 1 liter of water, boil for about 3 minutes, when boiling add a little salt, let it cool down and use to soak both hands and both feet regularly before going to bed at night. Do this continuously for 5-7 days.

Or 30g of betel leaves, chopped, fried until golden brown and buried in the ground. Boil with 3 bowls of water until 1 bowl remains. Divide into 2 doses, drink during the day. Drink for 7 consecutive days. After stopping taking the medicine for 4 to 5 days, continue drinking for another week.

- Treatment of dyshidrosis on hands:30g fresh betel leaves, wash, crush, squeeze to get 1 bowl of concentrated water, drink during the day. Put the residue in a pot with 3 bowls of water, boil for about 5 minutes then remove the residue and set aside. Use the water to wash the area with dyshidrosis, then dry it, apply the residue and bandage it. Do this 1-2 times a day, continuously for 5-7 days.

- Treatment of edema due to kidney failure:20g of piper lolot leaf, 10g of Solanum procumbens, 10g of Atractylodes Rhizome ... Plantago asiatica, and 10g of Plantago asiatica. Boil with 500ml of water until 150ml remains. Drink during the day. Drink after lunch while the medicine is still warm. Use for 3-5 days.

-Treatment of long-standing, non-healing boils:Piper lolot, lemon leaves, taro leaves, perilla, each 15g. How to make: First, take the inner bark of the lemon tree (remove the outer bark), dry it, crush it, sift the powder and sprinkle it on the wound, then wash the above medicinal herbs, crush them and apply them to the area with boils and bandage. Apply once a day. Apply for 3 days.

- Treatment of swollen and painful knees:Piper lolot and mugwort, each 20g (all used fresh), wash, crush, add vinegar, heat, apply, compress on swollen and painful knees. Each treatment course is 10 days. Or Piper lolot and roots of pomelo, trumpet creeper, and scratch grass, each 30g, all used fresh, thinly sliced, fried until golden brown, boil with 600ml of water, until 200ml remains, divide into 3 times to drink during the day. Drink continuously for 7 days.

In particular, betel leaf soup cooked with meat and fish is a nutritious dish that helps the elderly fight off certain diseases, especially reducing bone and joint pain, especially during the changing of seasons, from winter to autumn.

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