Voil tree is a medium-sized tree, reaching a height of 5-6 meters (or more). The branches are round or slightly four-sided, smooth. The leaves are oval or inverted heart-shaped, fairly stiff and tough. The flowers of the voil are nearly stalkless, greenish-yellow or white. Voil trees grow wild and are cultivated everywhere.
It is important to distinguish this voil tree from the forest voil tree, which grows wild in the mountains. It also belongs to the sim family, and the bark of the tree is used in traditional medicine and called “hau pac”. It is often used to treat abdominal pain, bloating, indigestion, nausea, and vomiting…
Traditionally, voil leaves are used to boil water for drinking, helping to quench thirst and relieve fatigue, especially on hot sunny days.
What are the health benefits of voil leaves
Voil leaves and voil buds can be used to boil herbal tea, to quench thirst and treat certain illnesses. These two ingredients can be used fresh or fermented before use.
To ferment voil leaves and voil buds, you can follow these steps: Harvest the leaves and buds, wash them clean to remove the sap, and let them dry completely. Place the ingredients in a container, cover with clean straw, and let them ferment until the leaves and buds turn black. Then, dry them in the sun and store for later use. This fermentation process helps remove the greenish sap in the leaves, eliminating the resin smell.
People also harvest fresh voil leaves and voil buds and dry them to make medicine.
Voil leaves have a bitter and slightly astringent taste, containing some beneficial toxins. This type of leaf has antibacterial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, liver cooling, blood pressure regulation, cholesterol reduction, and body temperature regulation effects.
The use of voil leaves is very simple. Just rinse the leaves and steep them in boiling water to drink. Additionally, you can steep voil leaves and voil buds with Patrinia scabiosaefolia leaves, or agarwood, to aid digestion.
Concentrated voil leaf water can be used for cleansing and treating acne, ulcers, and wounds, as it has antibiotic and antiseptic properties.
Some herbal remedies with voil leaves
– Using a sufficient amount of voil leaves for bathing, washing hair, and cleansing itchy areas can help treat scalp inflammation, ulcers, and acne…
– Applying concentrated voil leaf water to inflamed areas of the skin can help treat dermatitis and itching.
– Using 6-12 grams of voil stem, steeped to make concentrated water and consumed twice a day, can help treat bloating and indigestion. Alternatively, you can use 10-15 grams of voil buds, steep them to make concentrated water, and divide it into three doses to be consumed throughout the day.
– Steeping 15-20 grams of voil buds to make tea and consuming it daily can help reduce blood fat levels.