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Merdeka.com – Betel leaf is a herbal plant that is quite popular in Indonesia. Plants that are commonly found in home gardens, are often used as home remedies. There are so many benefits of betel leaf such as overcoming body odor, nosebleeds, to preventing cancer.
Launching from Herbal Life, betel leaf contains hydroxycavinol, cavibetol, betelphenol, and others. Some of these ingredients are believed to be effective for maintaining the immune system and preventing various chronic diseases. Of course, these benefits can be obtained by consuming it regularly.
To get the benefits of betel leaf, you can boil it into herbal drinks. Here are some of the benefits of boiled water betel leaf which merdeka.com reports from Herbal Life:
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Overcoming Diabetes
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease or disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels. Usually, this condition causes the sufferer to experience several organ disorders. If not treated immediately, this disease can endanger the patient’s life.
Launching from Healthline, diabetes mellitus occurs due to high blood sugar levels accompanied by impaired metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins as a result of insufficiency of other functions. In addition, glucose that accumulates in the blood due to not being absorbed by the body’s cells properly can trigger various organ disorders.
Consuming boiled water of betel leaf can help prevent this in diabetes and keep the immune system intact. Even betel leaf oil can also be used by diabetics.
Relieve Constipation
The next benefit of betel leaf boiled water is a source of antioxidants that clean free radicals from the body. It also restores the normal PH level in the body and helps with upset stomachs.
Ayurveda widely recommends eating betel leaf to relieve constipation. Crush the betel leaf and put it in the water overnight. Drink water in the morning on an empty stomach to facilitate bowel movements.
Prevent Cancer
Betel leaf has phenolic compounds in it which can contain various properties such as anti-bacterial, anti-mutagenic, antioxidant, and anti-proliferative.
Green betel leaf also has a high content of phytochemicals, which can help fight oral and colon cancer. Betel leaf also helps fight oxidative stress and eliminate free radicals. Both of these factors are important in preventing cancer.
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Lowering the Risk of Depression
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Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by a persistently depressed mood and loss of enthusiasm for carrying out daily activities. Moreover, someone who experienced depression also can not build a good relationship with the surrounding environment. This condition can be caused by many factors, such as experiencing deep sadness and having a traumatic experience.
This traumatic condition can be objective or subjective, whether it’s due to physical, emotional violence, to events that can threaten life. Depression, if not treated immediately, can trigger the sufferer to commit suicide.
One of these popular remedies is by consuming boiled water of betel leaves in depression problems. This is because they stimulate activity in the central nervous system, and help produce feelings of joy, well-being, and even happiness.
Betel leaf also helps produce aromatic phenolic compounds that ultimately stimulate the amount of catecholamines in your system, which is directly linked to lowering depression. It can be a good herbal treatment for people in addition to clinical medicine.
Overcoming Stomach
The benefits of boiled water are other green betel leaves to overcome the problem of ulcers. The phytochemical content in betel leaf has antioxidant and anti-ulcer properties.
Heartburn can cause damage to the lining of the stomach, decreased production of gastric mucus, and a lot of oxidative stress. When you consume betel leaf, your ulcer heals, the amount of gastric mucus produced by your body increases and oxidative stress decreases due to antioxidants.
Betel leaf not only soothes your digestive system while the ulcer is healing, but it can also save you from a number of stomach related problems in the future that come from neglected ulcers.
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