What is the effect of drinking pennywort juice?

Gotu kola is a herbaceous plant with creeping stems, green in color, very popular in rural areas, growing in humid places. This plant can withstand shade and humidity, has strong adaptability, reproduces quickly, and often grows in patches, so many people who do not know will think it is a weed and pull it out.

Gotu kola is a favorite drink in the summer (Source: Sohu)

It has been used as a traditional medicine in Southeast Asia for thousands of years, not only eaten as a vegetable but also juiced to drink. Below are the typical uses that gotu kola juice brings.

According to Oriental medicine, gotu kola tastes slightly bitter and has a cooling effect. The whole gotu kola plant can be used as medicine, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, treating acne, ulcers, fever, etc.

Cooling the body

Gotu kola is brewed into herbal tea in the summer, which has the effect of cooling the summer, disinfecting and quenching thirst. The method is very simple, just take a handful of fresh gotu kola, wash it, put it in a teapot or teapot, then pour in hot water, let it cool and drink.

To enhance the flavor of pennywort tea, you can add a little rock sugar or brown sugar depending on your preference. In addition, you can squeeze pennywort juice to drink, which also has the same effect.

Reduce fatigue, prevent memory loss

Drinking gotu kola juice helps stimulate the central nervous system, neutralize acid in the blood, lower body temperature and benefit heart and liver function. Modern research has found that substances in gotu kola can fight oxidation, reduce the size of the affected area when a stroke occurs, and prevent dementia.

A 2012 study found that components found in gotu kola can inhibit the harmful effects of hydrogen peroxide on human cells, which can fight oxidation and improve cell survival rates.

Enhance the body's resistance

Gotu kola has fever-reducing effects, helps improve the body's immune system, prevents high blood pressure, urinary tract infections and helps eliminate toxins in the body.

In addition, the ingredients in gotu kola are also beneficial for postpartum women, having the effect of beautifying the skin. Applying gotu kola mask also helps improve wrinkles, prevent skin aging and stimulate collagen production.

Thu Hien (Source: Edh & Sohu)

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