SAM rau
In the garden, there is a type of weed-like vegetable that has a strong and vigorous life force, and that is sam rau. Growing wildly and with a simple appearance, sam rau is actually a precious herb in traditional medicine that can be used to treat various common and chronic diseases.
When eating sam rau, one can taste a particularly mild and slightly sour flavor. However, the most valuable aspect of sam rau is its abundant source of nutrients. Some of the effects of sam rau include:
– Sam rau has a sour flavor, which stimulates digestive activities.
– Sam rau has the ability to clear heat due to its cooling properties.
– Sam rau has natural antibiotics, making it capable of disinfection and treating allergic skin rashes…
– Sam rau has diuretic properties, which helps treat acne, itchy and swollen skin…
DEN rau
Den rau, also known as spinach, is a fairly common vegetable in family meals. This vegetable is often referred to as a “longevity vegetable,” “better than meat, cheaper than medicine.” It has the highest iron content among fresh vegetables. It has a sweet and cool taste while containing many essential nutrients for the body. The iron content in den rau is quite high. Consuming den rau can help reduce inflammation, be beneficial for the bones, prevent cardiovascular diseases, diabetes…
The high iron content in den rau helps increase hemoglobin and red blood cells. Therefore, it is very beneficial for anemic patients. Regular consumption of den rau can also stabilize blood sugar levels and improve type 2 diabetes. Den rau is suitable for use in the summer as it helps cool down and detoxify the body.
In addition, den rau contains beneficial substances such as antioxidants. Researchers are interested in using den rau to treat high cholesterol because some animal studies have shown that when they eat den rau, it can reduce total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol while increasing HDL cholesterol. However, it seems that eating den rau does not have these benefits in humans.
HE leaves
He leaves are known as the “kidney vegetable,” helping nourish and promote digestion. This vegetable also contains many vitamins and fiber, which have the effect of treating constipation and preventing colon cancer. At the same time, he leaves also have the effect of dispersing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation, and detoxifying the body. People can cook he leaves by making soup with shrimp or meat or stir-frying with eggs…
In Eastern medicine, he leaves have specific medicinal effects. Fresh he leaves have a cooling nature and a spicy taste when cooked. They enter the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians. They have the function of warming the middle, promoting qi, dispelling stasis, and detoxifying. They are commonly used to treat chest pain, sprains, bruises… He roots have a warm and spicy nature. They have the function of warming the middle, promoting qi, dispelling stasis. They are commonly used to treat chest and abdominal pain caused by food stagnation, tropical zones, itching, etc. He seeds have a warm, spicy, and sweet nature. They enter the spleen and kidney meridians. They have the functions of tonifying the spleen, kidney, strengthening yang, and securing essence. They are commonly used as medicine to treat frequent urination, dreaminess, nocturnal emission, weak and soft waist and knees.
TAM bop
The scientific name of the TAM bop plant is Physalis angulata. It has many familiar names in Vietnam, such as bop, thu lu canh, bum bup, or lon den. The TAM bop plant is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family and is native to tropical countries in America, growing like a wild grass.
TAM bop plants are concentrated in tropical climates, often growing wild along roadsides, field edges, gardens, and wastelands. In addition, TAM bop plants are also found along the edges of forests at altitudes below 1,500m above sea level.
In Vietnam, TAM bop is widely grown everywhere. Thanks to its valuable benefits, many regions have planted TAM bop as a daily vegetable or as medicine for many diseases.
Various studies have shown that supplementing foods rich in vitamin C such as TAM bop can be beneficial in treating many types of cancer, including lung cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, and oral cancer.