How does smelling milk flower affect health?

Medical experts say the strong scent of milk flower affects human health.

These days, along some streets in Hanoi, milk flowers are blooming white with a special fragrance.

However, medical experts say that the strong scent of milk flower affects human health.

Speaking to reporters, Traditional Medicine Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association, said that milk flower is not a medicine in Oriental medicine. On the contrary, this flower contains some toxins that can be harmful to human health.

Milk flower is not a medicine in Oriental medicine.

“Its biggest harmful effect is its strong scent. If you smell it too much, some people will have allergies, causing coughs, asthma, and rashes,” said Traditional Medicine Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung.

In addition, the scent of milk flower has a strong smell, easily causing headaches, dizziness, nausea, and is not good for health, especially for the elderly, children and people with allergies.

Some information says that milk flower has a bitter taste, cold properties, and the ability to clear heat, detoxify, relieve pain, relieve asthma, relieve thirst, eliminate malaria (mosquito-borne fever), induce sweating, and strengthen the stomach. Physician Vu Quoc Trung confirms that these things are not true.

For people with diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, seasonal rhinitis, if they inhale the scent of milk flower a lot, the disease will get worse, but normal people are less affected.

“The scent of the milk flower is similar to that of some other flowers. It is okay to inhale it occasionally, but if inhaled frequently, especially in the case of people with nasal diseases, they will have allergies such as sneezing continuously, runny nose, and watery eyes. These people should not be exposed to the scent of the milk flower for a long time.”

Dr. Nguyen Trung Cap, Head of the Emergency Department, Central Tropical Hospital, also said that if planted sparingly, the milk flower will give off a light, pleasant fragrance. However, if planted densely in one area, the pollen will spread a lot and can cause allergies, triggering asthma attacks for people with sensitive skin.

Experts also say that milk flowers are beautiful. No one can deny that, but the strong, pungent smell that can cause dizziness should not be planted densely on the streets.

According to Danviet