Treat nosebleeds due to heat with the lazy plant

Lazy ươi tree is also called ươi, ươi, bang dai hai, dai hai tu, dai hai, an nam tu, dai dong qua, dai phat... It is a large tree, 30 - 40m tall, trunk diameter 0.8 - 1m. Leaves are simple, whole or lobed, green on top, brown or silvery on the bottom, long petiole.

The flowers of the Lazy Orchid are small, without stalks, each flower has 1 - 2 large fruits, leaf-shaped, ovoid or like a hanging lamp on the widest side of the bottom of the fruit. Red or light red, silvery underside, with 4 - 5 prominent veins. The flesh of the fruit consists of 3 layers, the outer layer is thin, the middle layer is thick, consisting of cells that form chains containing mucus, the inner layer is smooth and pale white. When ripe, the large fruit splits open, the remaining seed is often mistaken for the fruit, has two wings, in fact it is just two leaf-shaped lobes of the large fruit.

Lazy ươi tree is found in many areas of Binh Dinh, Binh Thuan, Phu Yen, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam... In April - May, people harvest seeds, dry them or dry them, the seeds are oval shaped, 2.5 - 3.5cm long, light reddish brown, wrinkled on the surface floating on water, but when soaked in water, after a while they expand very large, 8 - 10 times the volume of the seed, becoming a light brown, clear slimy substance, slightly astringent, cool, so people also call them "expanding seeds".

According to traditional medicine, the seeds of the Lazy Sour have a sweet, bland taste and a cold nature; they have the effect of clearing heat from the lungs, benefiting the throat, and clearing the intestines. They are used to treat heat-related diseases, fever, dry cough, sore throat, toothache, red eyes, tuberculosis, hemoptysis, bloody stools, and hot blood and sores.

According to the book Vietnamese Medicinal Plants and Herbs by the late Professor, Dr. Do Tat Loi, the uses and dosages of the lazy ươi seeds are as follows: According to ancient documents (recorded in the Ten-Diary of Trieu Hoc Man - 18th century), the lazy ươi seeds are sweet, have the effect of clearing heat, benefiting the throat and detoxifying, often used to treat dry coughs, sore throats, vomiting blood, nosebleeds. According to folk experience, the lazy ươi seeds are a type of tonic, adding body fluids, can be used a lot or used all the time, without harm. In many localities, people often use the base of the leaf stalk and the inner shell of the seeds, soaking them in water to get a lot of mucus, so the seeds are often soaked in water with sugar to make jelly to quench thirst. Young leaves can be cooked into soup and eaten.

Some empirical remedies:

The main use of the lazy ươi flavor is to cool and moisten: Just 4-5 seeds in 1 liter of water is enough to have a thick liquid like jelly, add sugar and drink in case of dry cough without phlegm, sore throat, urinary tract infection. Use 2 to 5 seeds a day, put in a cup of hot water, wait a while for the seeds to expand, add sugar to sweeten enough, divide into many times to drink during the day.

To quench thirst and cure heat-related illnesses in hot weather: Every day, you can use a few lazy seeds in a cup of hot water, soak for a while until the seeds expand, then add sugar to make it sweet enough to drink. You can also use it with basil seeds.

Treat cough without phlegm, hoarseness: 2 lazy ươi seeds, soak in boiling water, drink instead of tea every day (do not use if cough has phlegm).

Cure nosebleeds due to heat: Take 5 roasted lazy seeds, boil to get water and drink instead of tea during the day.

Cure constipation caused by heat: Take 5 lazy seeds, soak in boiling water and drink early in the morning on an empty stomach.

Note, do not eat dried lazy seeds that have not been soaked in water, because after eating and drinking water, they will expand and cause stomach cramps and difficulty breathing.

However, in recent years, especially recently, instead of picking up the ripe lazy ươi seeds that have fallen to the ground, many people have exploited them completely by cutting down trees... This work needs to be promoted by local officials to remind them how to exploit without destroying this type of tree.

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