Kudzu is often used to treat diseases such as fever due to external factors, neck pain, headache, measles, high fever, thirst, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, high blood pressure, myocardial ischemia, nosebleeds, vomiting blood, hemorrhoidal bleeding and tinnitus and deafness.
Kudzu is used by people as a refreshing drink in the summer, in addition, kudzu also brings many good uses for human health. However, many people still wonder about how to drink kudzu effectively, and whether drinking raw or cooked brings the greatest health benefits?
Should I use raw or cooked cassava?
- Benefits of using raw kudzu: When used raw, the nutritional content inside is still intact, and the substances are preserved intact.
However, using raw kudzu is not good for children, pregnant women, and people with cold constitutions. If used, it will lead to diarrhea, because kudzu is cold in nature.
In addition, using cassava starch on the market will not ensure food safety, processed manually, it is easy to contain impurities and dirt, making it unsafe for users, especially when used raw.
- Benefits of using cooked cassava: Using high temperatures will destroy pathogens that affect digestion. Using cooked cassava will make it easier for the body to absorb nutrients, limiting the feeling of bloating and flatulence caused by cassava. Therefore, using cooked cassava is safe for human health.
However, when we use kudzu at high temperatures, its medicinal and nutritional properties are significantly reduced.
In short, any food or supplement, no matter how good, must depend on each person's physical condition and constitution to achieve the desired effect. Kudzu is no exception, depending on each person's physical condition and purpose of use. However, eating cooked food and drinking boiled water is safe for human health.
Kudzu is used by people as a refreshing drink in the summer, in addition, kudzu also brings many good uses for health.
The wonderful effects of kudzu bring to human health
- Sore throat: Kudzu root has the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, nourishing yin and moisturizing dry skin, and at the same time has a certain effect in reducing symptoms such as sore throat and hoarseness, loss of voice.
- Cough treatment: Kudzu root has the effect of clearing heat, eliminating phlegm, and at the same time has a certain effect in reducing symptoms such as cough and cough with a lot of phlegm.
- Fever reduction: Kudzu root has the effect of clearing heat, cooling the blood, and can also reduce symptoms such as fever, dry mouth and sweating.
- Indigestion: Kudzu root has the effect of promoting gastrointestinal motility, increasing gastric secretion and has a certain effect in improving symptoms such as indigestion, bloating and constipation.
- Nephritis: Kudzu has diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties, and is also effective in reducing symptoms such as nephritis and edema.
- Reduce symptoms of dysentery: The effect of kudzu is to clear heat, detoxify, and at the same time has a certain effect in reducing symptoms such as dysentery and diarrhea.
- Anorexia: Using kudzu root has the effect of increasing gastric juice and food digestion, and at the same time has a certain effect in improving symptoms such as anorexia and indigestion.
In addition, kudzu also has the effect of delaying aging, reducing stress, and can be used for health and beauty care.
Note the cases where you should not use kudzu
- Poor digestion: In traditional medicine, it is believed that the spleen and stomach are the source of the human body's digestion and absorption process. If the spleen and stomach function poorly, it can easily lead to indigestion and loss of appetite. Kudzu is a food rich in fiber, which can easily irritate the digestive tract.
- People with hot and humid constitution: Tend to accumulate moisture and heat in the body, causing symptoms such as excessive phlegm, dry mouth and constipation. Kudzu itself has a moisturizing effect and can promote the body to eliminate moisture and heat. However, for people with hot and humid constitution, consuming too much kudzu can aggravate hot and humid symptoms.
- Diabetic patients: Kudzu contains a certain amount of starch, which can provide energy but can also affect blood sugar levels. Diabetic patients with poor blood sugar control should consume kudzu in moderation to avoid fluctuations in blood sugar levels.
- Children and pregnant women: Because kudzu is cold, in these two cases, using too much kudzu will lead to diarrhea.
According to traditional medicine, although kudzu is a nutritious food, not everyone can use it. Therefore, people with the above physical condition or disease should consult a traditional medicine doctor or specialist for advice before using it to ensure safe use for health.
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