The Surprising Benefits of Lighting Incense and Discarding Betel Nut

Betel nut is an indispensable item in the altar of the Vietnamese people. However, because the custom of chewing betel nut is no longer common, on the full moon days, families often throw away the betel nut after burning incense because no one eats it. But that is a waste. Betel nut has many health benefits:

Benefits of betel fruit

Treatment of worms: The active ingredient Arecoline in betel nut has the effect of increasing intestinal motility, paralyzing the activity of worms similar to nicotine, by inhibiting nerve ganglia, nerve-muscle junctions so that the worms cannot adhere to the intestinal wall.

Treatment of liver fibrosis and bloating: Regret because the betel nut husk and betel nut are often used in the treatment of liver fibrosis and bloating. Because the large pericarp has the ability to move water, reduce gas, bring down water tubes in the pericarp, the abdominal region out through the urinary tract.

Treatment of indigestion: Both betel fruit and betel nut husk are medicinal ingredients that have the effect of stimulating digestion and better digestion.

Treatment of difficult urination: Betel nut husk has a strong water-mixing and gas-reducing property, so when you have difficulty urinating, using betel nut can provide better support.

Lowering blood pressure: Because the betel nut husk has a strong diuretic effect, it can reduce the volume of blood vessels, playing a role similar to diuretics in lowering blood pressure.

Application of betel leaves

Betel leaves reduce pain: Crushed betel leaves applied to wounds, abrasions or cuts, rashes or inflammation (both internally and externally), indigestion, constipation… can help reduce pain.

Treatment of constipation: Betel leaves do not contain many antioxidants, helping to defeat free radicals in the body, restore normal pH levels in the stomach, and reduce constipation.

Relieving bloating and indigestion: Betel leaves do not have the ability to improve metabolism in the body, help stimulate circulation in the intestines for better absorption of minerals and vitamins from food. Waste will also be easily removed as the circular muscle works more efficiently thanks to the stimulating effect of betel leaves on the circular muscle. At the same time, they also help reduce stomach pain due to bloating and indigestion.

Betel leaves also help increase appetite to support digestion, making meals more enjoyable.

Anti-inflammatory to protect oral health: Chewing betel leaves can help get rid of bad breath due to the antibacterial properties of these leaves. Betel leaves also help soothe toothaches. Boil the leaves in water and then strain the mouthwash daily to keep your mouth clean and your breath fresh.

Treating cough: Betel leaves are a natural type of leaf with strong antibacterial properties. Therefore, when you chew, chew, or rinse betel leaves, it can help reduce cough and clean the mouth.

Treatment of bronchitis: Thanks to the anti-inflammatory effect, betel leaves are used to treat bronchitis very well. They reduce inflammation in the bronchus and lungs, dissolve phlegm. As a result, the condition of obstruction in the lungs is improved, helping the lungs function better.

Disinfection: Boiling betel leaves to wash your face, wash wounds helps disinfect and cleanse the skin, wash your hair helps treat scalp itching, rinse your mouth helps clean your mouth.

Therefore, after burning incense, please keep the betel nut as a way to attract luck and use them for useful purposes. You can put betel leaves in a pot to get water for washing your face and rinsing your mouth, put betel nut in boiling water to drink. Or you can dry them after multiple times and use them when needed.