Vegetables Vietnamese people should eat in winter to prevent bone and joint pain

GĐXH - Piper lolot is a traditional medicine that effectively and safely treats bone and joint pain in the cold season, and is chosen by many people.

Is it good for people with bone and joint pain to eat betel leaves?

Instead of using western medicine to relieve pain, many people are choosing to use traditional Vietnamese medicinal herbs to treat bone and joint pain in the cold season, including the betel leaf plant.

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Piper lolot is a familiar spice of Vietnamese people. All parts of the Piper lolot plant including leaves, stem, and roots are valuable medicinal herbs.

In folk medicine, using betel leaves to treat bone and joint pain is a treatment experience that many people have successfully applied. The reason is that when the weather turns cold, the tendons and muscles will easily contract, the synovial fluid will thicken, the joints will become dry and stiff, painful and difficult to move. Not to mention the nerve endings in the joints become sensitive, the patient will feel the pain more clearly. Poor blood circulation, not maintained regularly, causes bone and joint pain to rage in the winter. At this time, natural prevention and avoidance solutions such as using betel leaves are sought by many people.

According to modern research, 100g of betel leaves contain 39 calories, 86.5g of water, 4.3g of protein, 2.5g of fiber, 260mg of calcium, 980mg of phosphorus, 4.1mg of iron and 34mg of vitamin C. The roots of betel leaves contain benzyl acetate and the leaves and stems contain alkaloids and beta-caryophylen.

According to modern research results, betel leaves have quite good antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects. Therefore, using betel leaves to deal with rheumatism and joint pain is considered an extremely effective solution.

3 remedies for bone and joint pain from betel leaves

Betel leaves have a characteristic aroma and can be used as a spice, to cook soup or to make dishes such as spring rolls... In addition, you can use betel leaves as medicine in the following cases:

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Cure bone and joint pain in cold weather

Take 15g of dried betel leaves (about 20-30g of fresh leaves), boil 2 cups of water until ½ cup remains, drink during the day. Should drink while the medicine is still warm, after dinner. Each treatment course is 10 days.

Or use betel leaves and roots of pomelo, trumpet creeper, and scratchgrass (30g each), all fresh, thinly sliced, fried until golden brown, boiled with 600ml of water until 200ml remains, divided into 3 doses to drink during the day. Drink continuously for 7 days.

Treatment of excessive sweating of hands and feet

30g fresh betel leaves, wash, drain, put in 1 liter of water, boil for about 3 minutes, when boiling add a little salt, let it cool down and use to soak both hands and both feet regularly before going to bed at night. Do this continuously for 5-7 days.

Or 30g of betel leaves, chopped, fried until golden brown and buried in the ground. Boil with 3 cups of water until 1 cup remains. Divide into 2 doses, drink during the day. Drink for 7 consecutive days. After stopping taking the medicine for 4 to 5 days, continue drinking for another week.

Cure swollen and painful knees

Piper lolot and mugwort, each 20g (use fresh), wash, crush, add vinegar, heat, apply, and compress on the swollen and painful knee.

Who should not eat betel leaves?

- Breastfeeding women should not use too much betel leaf to avoid losing or diluting milk.

- People with liver heat, stomach pain, mouth ulcers should not use betel leaves to avoid making the disease more serious.

- You should only use about 50 - 100g of betel leaves per day to be effective. If you eat more, you may feel hot inside with symptoms such as constipation, dry tongue, constant thirst...

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