Okra treats coughs and urinary tract diseases

Okra is not only a delicious dish, but also a medicine to treat diseases (mainly urinary tract infections, coughs or sore throats).

Okra also has many other names such as okra, yellow cotton, corn or coffee grass, okra (English), with the scientific name Hibicus enculentus L. (Albelmoschus enculentus Wight et Arn) belonging to the Malvaceae family.



This plant originates from West Africa, can withstand heat and drought well, is grown in tropical or temperate regions, commonly found in the southern United States. In our country, okra is grown in many places but concentrated in the southern provinces.

Young okra has a slightly sour and cool taste. Okra is not only a delicious dish, but also a medicine to treat diseases (mainly urinary tract infections, coughs or sore throats). Below are some ways to treat diseases with okra for reference and application.

Treat urinary tract infection (symptoms of difficulty urinating): Use thinly sliced ​​young okra to cook with meals.

Cure cough or sore throat: Take okra leaves and roots, chop them and dry them. Boil 10-16g per day, take the water to drink or steep it to drink instead of tea or gargle.

Diabetes soup: People with type 2 diabetes should eat "okra soup" which is very good. Ingredients include: 2 okra, 1/2 young sapodilla leaves, 5 guava shoots, 1 piece of soft tofu, enough salt. Cut okra into pieces, cut sapodilla leaves into strips, wash young guava shoots, cut tofu into bite-sized pieces. Put a pot of water on the stove and boil over high heat, add tofu and okra, about 2 minutes later add sapodilla leaves and guava shoots, season to taste, eat hot with rice.

According to Knowledge - NT