Fish mint
The article on the Medlatec General Hospital website has medical consultation from BSCKI. Duong Ngoc Van said that fish mint is not only a vegetable loved by many people but also a very effective liver detoxifying plant.
The leaves and stems of fish mint are rich in vitamins A, B, protein, fiber, iron, calcium, potassium, lipids, glucides, protit, cellulose, methyl nonyl ketone essential oil, which have a cooling effect on the liver, making them very suitable for people with internal heat, frequent acne or mouth ulcers.
With fish mint, you can wash it and eat it raw or puree it, filter the juice and drink it. Eating or drinking fish mint juice every day not only helps cool the body but also aids digestion, overcomes bloating and indigestion.
Plantain
Plantain leaves contain a lot of vitamins A, C, K and are rich in calcium. Plantain stems contain a large amount of aucubin - a type of glucoside that is beneficial to health, especially in the effect of wind-heat and detoxifying the liver and kidneys. Therefore, this is a medicinal plant used in many diuretic and anti-ulcer remedies.
With plantain, you can dry it, boil it to get the water and drink it like filtered water. In addition, you can also use it fresh by washing it, cutting it into small pieces and cooking it with minced pork. Maintain eating 3 times/week and for 2-3 weeks to bring about effectiveness.
guava leaves
According to Traditional Medicine Practitioner Bui Dac Sang, guava leaves contain saponin, very little tannin, traces of alkaloids (indolic group) similar to caffeine and 4% volatile essential oil, pleasant aroma. Other parts of the plant also contain sterols, fats, catechic and gallic tannins. Leaves and buds contain triterpenic acid.
Fish mint leaves and guava leaves are very good for health.
Many studies have shown that guava leaves and buds have antibiotic properties against some gram+ and gram- bacteria at all stages of development. Antibiotics (antibacterials) are often most concentrated in leaves in winter.
The antibiotic active ingredient is soluble in water, organic solvents, stable to temperature and in environments with pH from 2-9. They are most effective against Streptococcus (hemolytic and staman), then diphtheria bacteria and Staphyllococcus and Prieumococcus. They are completely non-toxic to the human body.
In addition, guava leaves and buds have long been boiled by our people to drink, which is fragrant, digestible, stimulates digestion, relieves swelling, stops bleeding, and regenerates tissue. Fresh or dried guava leaves, when boiled, are considered to have antiseptic properties to wash boils, sores, scabies, and itching. Generally, dried buds should be used for internal use, and fresh buds should be used for external use.
Polyscias fruticosa leaves
According to physician Bui Dac Sang, dried and boiled Polyscias fruticosa leaves have a distinctive aroma. Polyscias fruticosa, also known as fish salad plant, is a small plant often grown as an ornamental plant in front of the house.
The Polyscias fruticosa plant is used by people as a vegetable, a spice, and to treat headaches. In many places, Polyscias fruticosa leaves are often used to cook soup with meat or fish to nourish postpartum women, the elderly, or people who have just recovered from illness.
Perilla leaves
Harvest when the plant begins to flower, dry in a cool place, and use gradually. Perilla leaves are classified as a 'warm and relieve exterior' medicine.
According to Oriental medicine, perilla leaves are spicy and warm; enter the lung and spleen meridians; have the effect of lowering gas, eliminating phlegm, used to treat colds without sweating and coughs, chest tightness, vomiting, bloating, poor digestion, restless fetus, and are also used to detoxify shrimp, crab, and fish bile.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/5-loai-cay-nau-nuoc-uong-tot-cho-suc-khoe-ar913662.html
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