Chili leaves thought to be discarded but extremely good for health

In oriental medicine, chili leaves are a medicine that has many effective therapeutic uses, has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, and diuretic, which is very good for health that not everyone knows.

The use of chili leaves is not known to everyone

For many people, chili is a familiar fruit in every meal, even people know that chili is an extremely good medicine, but few people know that chili leaves also have great uses. least.

Chili leaves have antibacterial properties.

Health benefits of chili leaves

Good for diabetics

Many people use chili leaves to cook soup with shrimp and meat to help nourish the body, in addition, this dish is also beneficial for diabetics. Soup cooked from chili leaves has a mild spicy, slightly bitter taste.

Detoxify

Chili leaves have anti-infective properties, which can help you get rid of food poisoning. In addition, it has the ability to heal skin disorders, fungal diseases, or injuries.

Prevention of cardiovascular disease

Chili leaves are rich in phytochemcials and phenolic acids, these substances have very high antioxidant properties, have the effect of strengthening the immune system and reducing blood pressure, preventing cardiovascular diseases.

Chili leaves are rich in phytochemcials. (Illustration).

AIDS digestion

The latest studies show that chili leaves have the ability to reduce the amount of 'bad' cholesterol in the body, limit the growth of bacteria caused by food pollution and protect the stomach membrane in cases of severe illness. infected with H.pylori.

Cure pain

Put a few large chili leaves in a pan, add olive oil and stir well. When the oil is just warm, take out the leaves and use this warm chili leaf to apply to painful swelling such as joints and muscles will help improve the situation.

Cure boils, poison nails, wounds

Take chili leaves, na leaves, dandelion leaves, horoscope leaves, apple leaves, each from 10-20g, wash them, pound them with a little salt and then apply them to wounds or boils, nail heads. Or take chili leaves, cactus branches with thorns, coriander leaves every 5 - 10g, pound and apply on pimples. 1 day replacement drugs.

Treating cerebrovascular accident

Chili leaves (the type of chili with only small fruit) are pounded, add water and a little salt, drain the water for the patient to drink, the residue is applied to the teeth to wake up.

Take 100g of chili leaves (pay attention to the old leaves for the best effect), put the leaves in a blender with 500ml of boiled water to cool and 2g of salt, filter the water for the patient to drink, the chili leaves are covered. teeth will help the patient recover quickly.

Chili peppers have a lot of vitamin A precursors like tomatoes. (Illustration).

Back pain treatment for pregnant women

Wash the chili leaves, pound them, then bring them hot, add white wine and then copy them again. Then mix with white wine and then wrap in a thin towel or cloth bag to apply to the painful back, rub and rub many times. Do it once a day, do it continuously for only about 2 weeks, the back pain will go away. If the chili leaves have cooled down, they can be reused 1-2 times, bringing them back up to use them is still effective.

Protect eyes

Eating hot peppers can make you cry, but chili peppers have a lot of vitamin A precursors like tomatoes. And chili leaves too, have many nutrients and vitamins such as: C, provitamin A, so have the ability to slow down eye aging.

Cure snake bites, insect stings

Fresh chili leaves can be used separately, crushed, and applied to the bite. After 15-30 minutes, if there is still pain, do it again.

Uses of parts of the chili plant

Chili Peppers

According to traditional medicine, chili peppers have a spicy taste, are very hot, have the effect of conducting fire, eliminating phlegm, warming the abdomen, clearing the meridians, helping with digestion, antiseptic, antipyretic, and treating dysentery. .

How to use: take 0.3 - 1 g chili powder per day (wash the member). Besides, fresh chili tincture (1 part chili, 2 parts 33 degree alcohol) is also used topically in the treatment of back pain, neuralgia due to rheumatism, polio, gout.

Chili Root

Chili root has the effect of activating blood, spreading perspiration, is used in the treatment of chronic abdominal pain by taking chili root, lemon root and pepper root (10 g each) yellow star, excellent drink during the day.