Medicinal effects of custard apple

Custard apple is not only a delicious fruit, rich in nutrients, but all parts of the custard apple tree have the effect of curing many diseases. Below are some of the effects of custard apple:

- Ripe custard appleRipe custard apples are rich in vitamin C, vitamin B, starch, protein, and fatty acids, so they have special health benefits, especially for postpartum women.

– Unripe custard apple(when custard apple is almost ripe) contains tannin, a substance that is very effective in treating diarrhea and dysentery.

Take 30g of custard apple, remove seeds, chop, boil and drink twice a day.

Custard apple is very effective in treating diarrhea and dysentery.

– Deaf custard apple: The growing custard apple is damaged by a fungus, dries up on the tree, turns purple-brown, dries itself, and is hard, called the deaf custard apple. The name of the deaf custard apple in ancient medical books is called sa le. Sa le combined with other medicinal herbs has a therapeutic effect in the following cases:

Custard apple can cure many diseases.

Cure cough, sore throat: 50g of custard apple fruit, 30g of Chinese clematis root, 20g of gac seed kernel, 25g of licorice root, 50g of mint leaves, 25g of lemon leaves, 25g of apple leaves, 50g of rehmannia glutinosa. Dry all, except for the custard apple fruit, burn it to ashes, crush it, grind it into powder, mix with 150g of sugar cooked into syrup to make pills, each pill weighs 0.5g. Adults: 6-8 pills. Divide into 2 times. Children: 3-6 pills depending on age. Use for 3-5 days.

Cure loose stools and dysentery: 20g burnt custard apple, 50g young tobacco shoots, 30g brown rice (roasted until golden). Boil all ingredients with 400ml until 100ml remains, drink 2-3 times a day.

Treatment of breast abscess and mumps: 10-20g of custard apple fruit, dried, ground into powder and mixed with vinegar, applied many times a day.

Treatment of malaria: 40g of custard apple, 80g of earthworms, 20g of alum. Crush the custard apple, soak it in wine and fry it until golden brown. Wash the earthworms, rinse them with wine, dry them, and fry them until golden brown. Mix the two ingredients with alum, grind them into a fine powder, mix with garlic water and make pills the size of green beans. Take 10 pills twice a day.

In addition, custard apple seeds, custard apple leaves, and custard apple roots are also used as medicine to treat the following diseases:

- Custard apple seeds:Crush the custard apple seeds and soak them in alcohol. When you have a toothache, take a few out and hold them in your mouth. This is very effective. Or soak the custard apple seeds in water to remove the anger on your clothes. However, custard apple seeds are poisonous so do not swallow them and avoid getting them in your eyes.

- Na leaves: Crush about 20 custard apple leaves and apply them to the swollen pimples. This is very effective.

- Roots and bark:The roots and bark of the custard apple tree are also medicinal herbs for treating diarrhea and deworming.

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