Drinking guava leaf water every day has many uses that few people know about.

What are the benefits of drinking guava leaf water every day?

Health & Life Newspaper quoted Traditional Medicine Practitioner Tran Dang Tai as saying that using guava leaves to make water to drink every day has the following effects:

Aids digestion: Guava leaves have antibacterial effects, secrete gastric juice to stimulate digestion, reduce bloating, flatulence, and indigestion.

Support gout treatment: Drinking guava leaf water has diuretic properties, increases uric acid excretion from the body, reduces the risk of gout, and eliminates excess greasy foods.

Reducing blood fat: In guava leaves, many ingredients such as vitamins, minerals and beta sitosterol can help regulate and smooth the cholesterol metabolism in the blood, helping to prevent the risk of blood fat diseases.

Support treatment of skin diseases: In guava leaves, there are tannins that help the body fight bacteria, reduce inflammation, and soothe skin irritation caused by skin diseases.

Colitis : Guava leaves have antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, which help reduce pain caused by chronic colitis.

Drinking guava leaf water every day is very good for your health.

Good for diabetics: Guava leaves contain many flavonoids that help control blood sugar levels, helping pancreatic beta cells avoid damage caused by external factors. However, users should note that guava leaves cannot be used as a substitute for diabetes medication.

Detoxification: Guava leaves have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying and reducing inflammation, thus helping the body to purify and increase the ability to excrete toxins from the body.

How to use guava leaves effectively

To get the most out of guava leaf water, you need to use it properly. The article on the Medlatec General Hospital website has medical consultation from Dr. Duong Ngoc Van, who has shown how to use guava leaves effectively as follows:

- Guava leaves are often boiled to make a drink. Boil the leaves, bark, buds and flowers to treat flatulence, bloating, balance bowel habits and treat colitis.

- Prepare into medicine to apply on swollen and painful joints or make into syrup to drink to help reduce rheumatism.

- In addition, guava leaves also help disinfect, treat ulcers, and reduce acne. Patients can use crushed young shoots or boil water to drink to reduce skin inflammation.

- When you need to get water to drink, use about 5 fresh guava leaves and boil them with water for 20 minutes, let them cool and you can use them immediately. If you use dried leaves, use about 6 leaves, mix them with about 1.5 liters of water and boil for about 20 minutes and you can use them.

Some notes when using guava leaves

- The main effect of the guava tree is to support health. When you need treatment, you should consult a doctor and have a medical examination first to determine the extent of damage to the disease you are suffering from.

- Do not overuse guava leaf water, only use an amount equal to a teapot instead of filtered water to avoid affecting the excretion of substances from the body.

- Using guava leaf water after eating can reduce the absorption of nutrients from food.

- Do not drink guava leaf water on an empty stomach because the water can increase intestinal motility, causing fatigue, dizziness or loss of energy.

Pregnant women and people with medical conditions should consult a doctor before use to avoid adverse health effects.

- Using guava leaf water needs to be combined with a scientific lifestyle to improve diseases in the body.

- Long-term use is also not beneficial for the body, it can bring unwanted side effects. Any herb, no matter how good, has its own time limit for use. Therefore, the time to use guava leaves is the same, it is best to use for 1 month, then stop for a while and then use again.

Although guava leaves have the main effect of supporting health, before using, you should consult a medical specialist for advice and instructions on how to use them effectively and safely.

Ha An (Synthesis)

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