Rushing to buy Laos beans to smoke venom, experts say carefully to avoid

Being advertised as "medicinal god" smoking venom should be sold at a price "acrid" - from 30,000-50,000 VND / grain, Laos beans are still being used by many moms to buy milk to prevent it when used. So is Lao beans really as good as rumors?

Recently, Laos beans are one of the "hot trend" that moms are trying to buy for their unexpected uses. On social networks, Lao beans are offered for sale with winged words, can quickly absorb all types of venom, cure pimples, and effectively heal insect, snake, centipede and dog wounds. wild cut, bee stings .

Laos beans are advertised as effective in healing insect, snake and centipede wounds.

On a Facebook page selling Lao pea also eloquently affirms: ' If it is normal insects like mosquitoes, ants and bees, use poisoned beans to remove them immediately. If the species has strong toxins such as snakes, centipedes, or rabid dogs bite, the pea has the effect of first aid and temporary sucking venom. The use of beans is quite simple, just separate the seeds, take a bit of saliva (not swallow the seeds into the abdomen) and apply the seeds to the bite and then bandage. The seeds will work to suck the venom out of the bitten body '.

Another Facebook that sells Lao pea also confirms: 'Laos pea can absorb all kinds of insect venom, snake, centipede, dog, cat . When bitten, just bite into the mouth. pea, cover the area where the wound was bitten. If the poison is poisoned, it will absorb into the wound area, when it will remove the poison or pus, it will release itself. "

This Facebook also said that Lao beans can be used for all subjects from elderly to young children. If the bite is poisonous, Lao pea will absorb 60-70% of the venom, so when bitten, it can be treated with pea before taking it to the hospital for treatment.

Because of such wonderful uses as advertising, the price of Lao pea is not cheap or quite expensive, the price of a grain is up to 30,000-50,000 VND / seed and if purchased in kilograms it will be 6 million VND / kg.

Because of being advertised as being able to absorb toxins like 'medicinal herbs' , even though expensive, Lao pea is still bought by many people, especially women, as a preventive medicine in the home.

Laotian beans are quite similar in shape to black pea but are about the size of a thumb.

Talking to Reporter, Dr. Bui Hong Minh, Chairman of the Ba Dinh Oriental Medicine Association (Hanoi), said he had heard about this Lao pea that helps to absorb venom and cure pimples. However, that information is only information circulating in the people, being transmitted to others.

In Vietnam, there is no book about the use of Laos beans, so it cannot be verified.

Dr Bui Hong Minh also recommends, according to folk experience or curing tips, that Lao pea may work for this person but does not work on the other, as if it is only suitable for the locality of some people. Therefore, before buying people need to be careful not to lose money.