This strangely shaped fruit combined with honey helps treat coughs and clear phlegm very well.

Buddha's hand fruit is not only for the altar but also has many health benefits.

Overview of Buddha's hand fruit

An article by Dr. Nguyen Duc Quang in the Health & Life Newspaper said that Buddha's hand fruit is also called Buddha's hand fruit, Buddha's hand orange, Buddha's hand slice. Scientific name: Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis (Noot.) Swingle., family Rutaceae. [= C.medica L.var digitata Riss.].

Buddha's hand fruit has spiritual meaning, also known as happiness - longevity - orange, is a symbol of luck. Buddha's hand has a beautiful shape, bright color, long lasting fragrance, is an indispensable fruit on the altar of many families, often placed in the center of the five-fruit tray on Tet holiday. In addition to worship, Buddha's hand also has many medicinal values.

The part of Buddha's hand used as medicine is the dried fruit (left whole or steamed, sliced 3-4 mm thick, dried in the shade). The roots are harvested in the fall. The leaves are harvested year-round. Buddha's hand fruit contains essential oils and flavonoids (sterolin, limettin, citrroten..., dime limettin...). Buddha's hand essential oil has antibacterial, antifungal and digestive stimulant effects.

*Buddha's hand fruit is good for health.*

According to Oriental medicine, Buddha's hand has a spicy, sour and bitter taste, warm properties; enters the liver, stomach and lungs, has the effect of regulating Qi and transforming phlegm, relaxing the liver, harmonizing the stomach and relieving pain. Treats pain in the intercostal and epigastric regions, nausea, vomiting, cough, bronchial asthma with phlegm, and difficulty breathing.

Cough remedy from Buddha's hand

Buddha's hand fruit has many health benefits, the most prominent of which is its effect in treating coughs. VietNamNet newspaper quoted Traditional Medicine Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung - Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association as saying that according to modern medicine, Buddha's hand contains a lot of vitamin C, glycosides, sugars, organic acids, has the effect of reducing pain, detoxifying alcohol, nourishing the stomach, dissolving phlegm, treating coughs and asthma.

There are many different ways to use Buddha's hand to treat coughs and reduce phlegm. You can prepare Buddha's hand in syrup form, use Buddha's hand slices soaked in rock sugar and steam until cooked and store in the refrigerator. If the cough is caused by a respiratory infection, no difficulty breathing, no fever, using Buddha's hand is very good. When using, you should use 1-2 teaspoons, 2 to 3 times a day to reduce cough symptoms.

If your child coughs due to pneumonia or bronchitis, you need to take him to see a doctor. Don't wait for Buddha's hand support.

Buddha's hand fruit also helps sober up by taking 30g of fresh Buddha's hand (10g of dried Buddha's hand) and boiling it in water to drink. To treat stomach pain caused by cold, take 15g of dried Buddha's hand and 30g of roasted rice, boil the water like tea and drink 3 times a day or cook it into porridge to eat.

Above are the health benefits of Buddha’s hand fruit in treating coughs. Hope this information is useful to you.

Thanh Thanh (Synthesis)

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