According to Dr. Huynh Tan Vu, Head of the Day Treatment Unit at the University Medical Center of Ho Chi Minh City, Campus 3, the plant *Tiliacora triandra* is a climbing herb native to Southeast Asia that has been widely used as medicine and food for thousands of years.
"According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the leaves of the sương sâm plant have a bitter taste and a cooling nature, with effects such as clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling the liver, lubricating the intestines, treating constipation, dysentery, frequent urination, and fever... According to modern medical research, sương sâm leaves contain many vitamins A, beta-carotene, phosphorus, polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, and minerals such as calcium and iron,... bringing many health benefits," Dr. Vu shared.
Prevent wrinkles, restore a youthful appearance.
According to research in the US, topical preparations containing extracts from the leaves of the *Gynostemma pentaphyllum* plant, when used daily, stimulate the proliferation of fibroblasts and keratinocytes, increase collagen expression, and inhibit collagenase activity. This effectively prevents and combats skin aging, improving and reducing signs of aging caused by time, hormones, or UV rays from sunlight, minimizing facial lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin.
Grass jelly dessert offers many health benefits.
Lowering blood sugar, protecting the liver.
Sương sâm leaf extract can effectively support the treatment of diabetes by inhibiting gluconeogenesis in the liver and stimulating insulin production in the body. Sương sâm leaf extract has the potential to become a nutritional product to prevent excessive glucose production in obese, insulin-resistant, and diabetic patients.
Sương sâm leaves are also a medicinal herb with antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects, helping to stabilize blood pressure. In addition, studies have shown that they reduce oxidative stress and improve memory impairment and brain dysfunction in alcohol addiction.
Fresh Sương Sâm leaves
Dr. Vu notes that when using sương sâm leaves to make jelly, one should not overindulge in this refreshing snack, as it can lead to diarrhea. It is recommended not to consume more than two glasses per day, and children should only eat half a glass per day. If you enjoy the refreshing taste of sương sâm jelly made from sương sâm leaves, you can make it yourself at home to ensure food safety and hygiene.
In northeastern Thailand, the sương sâm plant is called "the thousand-year-old plant" because it helps prevent wrinkles and restore a youthful appearance. The sương sâm plant is also long-lived, grows vigorously, and allows for year-round harvesting.
In Vietnam, there are two common types of sương sâm (a type of jelly plant): smooth sương sâm and hairy sương sâm. They are distinguished by the presence or absence of a hairy coating on the leaves and vines. Ripe fruits of smooth sương sâm are purple, while ripe fruits of hairy sương sâm are red. After harvesting, fresh sương sâm leaves and vines are washed, then crushed with cool filtered water, strained, and left for 1-2 hours to thicken into sương sâm jelly. Alternatively, the leaves can be dried or dehydrated and stored to prevent mold for later use.
According to experienced grass jelly makers, it's best to choose mature, dark green grass jelly leaves as they yield more jelly than young leaves. Hairy grass jelly leaves produce a smoother and tastier jelly than smooth grass jelly leaves. Grass jelly leaves harvested during the dry season yield more jelly than those harvested during the rainy season.
Grass jelly is a very popular cooling dessert, especially during hot summer days like these.
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