The benefits of Dinh Lang leaves for health
The Dinh Lang tree is considered as the “ginseng” of the poor because it brings numerous health benefits.
This is a widely used ingredient in Oriental medicine with the function of assisting in the treatment of insomnia, sedation, fevers, aches, and body strengthening.
The Dinh Lang tree can be used as a spice, cooked with fish and meat, or boiled for drinking.
The bulb of the Dinh Lang tree contains 0.3% glucozit, alkaloid, saponin, tannin, 13 types of amino acids, and vitamin B1.
The young leaves of the Dinh Lang tree are often used in salads, spring rolls, and eaten as a raw vegetable.
Dinh Lang leaves have a mild, sweet, fragrant, and slightly cooling taste. People also use Dinh Lang leaves to boil for drinking.
The roots of the Dinh Lang tree have a sweet, plain, slightly bitter taste, warm nature, and the function of promoting blood circulation, reducing inflammation, and pain relief.
Dinh Lang leaves and roots can be used fresh or dried.
The benefits of drinking Dinh Lang leaf water
Drinking Dinh Lang leaf water has the effect of treating numbness in the hands and feet, back pain; helps reduce sudden sweating in young children, helps babies sleep well; treats chronic cough due to weather changes; detoxifies the body, promotes urination, reduces fevers; treats weather allergies, itching, hives; enhances women’s health before and after childbirth…
Note when using fresh Dinh Lang leaf water
Fresh Dinh Lang leaves contain a lot of saponin, so they should not be used excessively. Using too many fresh Dinh Lang leaves can lead to dizziness, blurred vision, discomfort, and fatigue…
Children’s bodies are not fully developed, so the use of fresh Dinh Lang leaf water should be limited to avoid negative effects on health.
Fresh Dinh Lang leaves are natural remedies with low toxicity, but if used in large doses, they can still cause poisoning and harm to the body.
Pregnant women in the first 3 months should not drink fresh Dinh Lang leaf water to avoid affecting the fetus.
Do not use Dinh Lang roots in high doses as it will cause drug intoxication and symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, and diarrhea… With the root of the Dinh Lang tree, when using it, it is advisable to remove the core to prevent unwanted effects.