Healing with 'bread plants'

The millet is also called "bread tree", the scientific name is Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family. The millet is grown in Malaysia and the islands in the Pacific Ocean, and is grown in the south.

"Bread tree" - Artocarpus altilis (Photo: phytomania)

Parts that can be used in medicine include, roots, leaves, bark and sap. According to Oriental medicine, the root of sa millet is calming, treating cough; shell has antiseptic effect; leaves have the effect of eliminating inflammation, diarrhea, diuretic.

In some countries, roots are used to treat asthma and stomach disorders, toothache, skin diseases; bark of sorghum used to treat scabies; sap is used to dilute diarrhea and dysentery; The fresh leaves are used with fresh papaya leaves, pounded with lime to treat the boils. In the country, people use leaves to treat edema, jaundice by cooking fresh leaves to drink. In addition, according to the physician Nguyen Cong Duc (lecturer of the Department of Traditional Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City), sa se leaves with some other medicines will cure some of the following diseases:

1. Treat gout (gout) and kidney stones

Use fresh leaves (2 leaves - 100 gr), 100 gr cucumber and 50 gr dry scratch, to cook drinking water during the day.

2. Treatment of type 2 diabetes

Take 2 leaves of fresh leaves (100 gr), 100 gr of fresh okra and 50 gr of guava leaves. All to cook water to drink during the day.

3. Cure jaundice

Use 100 grams of fresh leaves, 50 gr of Diep Ha Chau (laying dogs) fresh, 50 gr of fresh spiny roots and 20 - 50 gr of dried squid. All put together, cook water to drink during the day.

4. Treat high blood pressure fluctuations

Use 2 leaves of gold leaves just drop, 50 gr fresh greens and 20 gr fresh green tea leaves. Let them cook water during the day.

Khanh Vy (write)