How to use jicama to detoxify alcohol and fade freckles

1. Characteristics of jicama

Jicama has another name which is water cassava, scientific name isPachyrhizus erosusFabaceae family (scientific name: Fabaceae).

This is a climbing plant, the roots develop into tubers shaped like large spinning tops. The compound leaves consist of 3 leaflets, the leaf blades are thin and green.

The fruit has a light brown-yellow skin, 4-12cm wide and 4-8cm long. The flowers grow in clusters between the leaves and are light purple. The fruit has no stem, is slightly hairy on the outside, and is 12mm wide and 12cm long. Inside the fruit are about 9 lens-shaped seeds, about 6mm in diameter.

Parts used:Leaves and roots are used as medicine.

Harvesting and processing:After picking, wash and peel, eat directly or process into salad, stir-fry, etc.

Preserve:Cool place.

Chemical composition:This medicinal herb contains many chemical components, including starch, water, protein, inorganic substances, etc. Jicama seeds contain fat, sugar, starch, and moisture.

Properties:Sweet taste, cool properties. Enters the lung and stomach meridians.

Effects of jicama according to Oriental medicine:Only thirst, generate new fluid, detoxify.

How to use, dosage:Jicama root is not toxic so it can be used in large doses. You can use it in stir-fry form or eat it directly.

2. Medicine from jicama

Remedy for skin ulcers:100g jicama. Crush the jicama and cook with sesame oil, then apply the mixture to the skin area that needs treatment 3 times a day for 40 minutes each time, then rinse with clean water, avoid contact with eyes.

How to cure scabies:Wash and drain jicama leaves and rub on itchy skin twice a day, 20-30 minutes each time.

Prescriptionalcohol detox:1kg fresh jicama and 100g sugar. Cut the jicama into small pieces and mix with sugar, eat directly.

How to reduce dark spots and fadeblackhead:1kg fresh jicama. Crush the jicama to get the juice, then clean your face and apply the jicama juice on your skin. Massage for 10 minutes and rinse with cold water.

Children with prickly heat:Slice dried jicama, grind into powder and apply on skin twice a day, morning and evening, leave for about 30 minutes then rinse.

Treatment of heatstroke:Use 1kg of fresh jicama, peel, wash, crush and drink the juice.

In addition, eating jicama regularly helps reduce morning sickness in pregnant women and eating fresh jicama helps reduce stress and sleep better.

3. Notes when using

The leaves and seeds of the jicama plant contain tephrosin and rotenone, which can cause poisoning. If eaten, symptoms include severe abdominal pain, convulsions, hypoglycemia, persistent vomiting, unconsciousness, cardiac arrhythmia, and respiratory failure, leading to death. In this case, the patient must be taken to the hospital for respiratory support, gastric lavage, and symptomatic treatment.

Cassava or jicama has many health benefits. However, if you use too much, you may experience bloating, belching and indigestion. Therefore, you should only supplement this root with appropriate doses to improve your health and limit side effects.

Do not use jicama in cases of allergy to jicama leaves or seeds.

Children under 3 years old should not eat jicama because their digestive system is still weak.