Medicinal effects of jujube tree

Dr. Huynh Tan Vu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital - Branch 3, said that loquat is often grown for its fruit to eat and cook soup. The leaves, roots and fruit of loquat can be used as medicine.

In oriental medicine, loquat fruit is sour, astringent, neutral, has astringent effect, relieves cough and asthma, and stops bleeding. Used to treat poor digestion, dysentery, cough and asthma, hemorrhage, tapeworm, and hemorrhoids.

Loquat leaves are sour, neutral, non-toxic, used to treat lung deficiency, shortness of breath, cough, asthma, coughing up blood, and boils.

Loquat root is sour, neutral, has the effect of stopping cough, stopping bleeding, eliminating rheumatism, eliminating stagnation, and benefiting the throat. Used to treat asthma, hemoptysis, hematemesis, bloody stools, excessive menstruation, rheumatism, joint pain, jaundice, diarrhea, indigestion, children with indigestion, swollen and painful throat.

Some remedies from jujube tree

- Cure coughs in general: 30g fresh loquat leaves, boil with water, add a little sugar and drink.

- Pulmonary tuberculosis with coughing up blood: 24g fresh loquat leaves, 15g sugar; use boiling water to brew like tea; drink twice a day after meals.

- Poisonous boils on the back, bleeding wounds: Fresh loquat leaves, wash, crush, apply to the affected area.

- Bee stings, snake bites: Wash fresh loquat leaves, crush and squeeze out the juice with alcohol to drink, and apply the pulp to the affected area.

- Hemoptysis, sore throat, difficulty swallowing : Boil 30g of jujube root with water to drink.

- Asthma attack due to cold : 30g of loquat root, 15g of brown sugar, boil in water and drink after meals.

- Vomiting blood, coughing up blood, bloody stools, excessive menstruation: 30 - 60g of loquat root, boil in water and drink after meals.

- Rheumatism and pain : 120g of loquat root, 60g of royal wine, 500g of pig's feet, add water and cook thoroughly to make stewed pig's feet; eat the meat and drink the medicine.

- Jaundice : 15 - 18g of loquat root, boil in water to drink

- Women after giving birth have abdominal pain, diarrhea with undigested food : Use 60g of loquat root, 30g of brown sugar, boil in water to drink.

- Treat bacillary dysentery and diarrhea, chronic colitis : 20 - 30g fresh loquat leaves or 6 - 12g dried loquat leaves, fried until golden brown, boiled with 400ml of water until 100ml remains, divided into 2 doses to drink during the day, 1.5 hours before meals. You can drink continuously for 1 - 2 weeks until all symptoms disappear, or use in the form of dried loquat leaf powder, 2 - 3 times a day, 8 - 12g each time, drink with rice water, can be combined with equal amounts of powder of the bark of the male dodder tree.

Note, when drinking, you should avoid raw, cold foods such as fish, crab, snails, and frogs.

- Treat cough, phlegm, asthma : 16g of loquat leaves, 12g of sour apple leaves, 6g of radish seeds, 6g of mustard seeds, each, stir-fried until golden, crushed. Wrap radish seeds and mustard seeds in a clean cloth, put in the water with loquat leaves and apple leaves. Boil 2-3 times, combine the decoction, divide into 3 doses to drink during the day 1.5 hours before meals. Drink continuously for 2-3 weeks until symptoms subside.

- Treat cough, asthma, shortness of breath : You can use 6 - 12g of loquat fruit per day, in the form of decoction, infusion, or powder. Drink for many days, until symptoms subside.

- To treat coughing up blood, or vomiting blood, nosebleeds : 16g of loquat root, roasted until black, decoct and drink one dose per day. Can be combined with Eclipta prostrata, mugwort, and Thuja orientalis. All are roasted until black, decoct and drink one dose per day, divided into 3 doses, 1.5 hours before meals. While taking the medicine, you should avoid spicy foods such as alcohol, beer, chili...

Doctor Vu said that although the loquat tree is used to treat many diseases, it should not be used by pregnant women.

Nguyen Ngoan

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