The efficacy and effects of gynostemma and how to consume

Gynostemma is a plant with high medicinal and food value, with good health benefits, and is widely accepted and recognized. So what are the efficacy and effects of gynostemma and how to consume it?

Strengthens the spleen

Gynostemma is sweet to the spleen meridian, can benefit the spleen. Treatment of spleen and stomach Qi deficiency, tiredness, loss of appetite and other diseases.

Relieving phlegm and cough

Gynostemma can enter the lung meridian, which can benefit lung qi, clear lung heat, and also has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, which is suitable for treating deficiency of qi and yin, dryness and heat in the lung, cough with thick phlegm.

Clearing heat and detoxifying

Gynostemma also has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, which can be used to treat the symptoms of heat and toxicity arising from tumor diseases.

Lowering blood lipids

Gynostemma has the effect of significantly lowering cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, raising HDL, protecting the lining of blood vessels, stopping the deposition of lipids in the walls of blood vessels, and anti-atherosclerosis. Gynostemma can regulate fatty acids, the waste products produced by the decomposition of oxygen in the body, to achieve the purpose of lowering blood lipids.

Prevention and treatment of blood clots

Gynostemma has the function of significantly reducing blood viscosity and adjusting blood pressure, as well as preventing microthrombosis and increasing the resistance of cardiomyocytes to hypoxia, which plays a role in protecting the heart muscle.

Regulate blood sugar

Gynostemma protects the adrenal and thymus glands and endocrine organs from atrophy with age, and maintains the normal function of the endocrine system. It is because of this effect of gynostemma that it has the effect of lowering blood sugar and improving glucose metabolism, making it an ideal medicine and health product for diabetics.

Helps sleep

Gynostemma tonic brain and tranquilize the mind, can regulate the balance of cortical excitation and inhibition response, the central nervous system has a two-way regulation, with sedative, hypnotic, anti-stress, fatigue, memory enhancement effect.

Delay aging

Gynostemma has a significant role in cell resurrection. It can prolong the generations of cell reproduction and prolong the role of cell life. Has enhanced superoxide dismutase activity and stamina. It can inhibit the formation of lipofuscin, the substance that makes the body age, and prolong the cell life span and delay aging.

Anti-cancer

Gynostemma can prevent normal cells from cancer. Gynostemma mainly acts on the DNA synthesis process of tumor cells and has a significant inhibitory effect on the proliferation of cancer cells in stomach, rectum, uterus, esophagus, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidney, lung, skin cancer and melanoma. Anti-cancer pharmacological experiments have proved that gynostemma has the effect of both preventing normal cells from becoming cancerous and promoting cancer cells to gradually return to normal.

Improve immunity

Gynostemma can improve the macrophagic ability, significantly increase the number of white blood cells, while increasing the phagocytosis of white blood cells themselves, promoting the secretion of interleukins in the body and increasing the production of serum immune proteins.

How to consume gynostemma

Gynostemma tea

Ingredients: 10 grams of gynostemma, 2 grams of green tea. Method: First bake the gynostemma to remove the fishy, grind it into fine powder, and then brew it with tea for 10 minutes with boiling water. Drink frequently as tea. Efficacy: nourish the five organs, strengthen the body, anti-cancer, suitable for general population health care and health, especially for the weak and sickly people to take.

Gynostemma porridge

Take 150 grams of gynostemma fresh stems and leaves, 100 grams of black rice. Wash the young leaves, boiling water blanching, cool water immersion, water control and chopped; rice washed, add water to the appropriate amount, cook porridge. After the porridge is cooked, the gibberellic acid, buckle icing sugar, mix well and eat.

Cold gynostemma

Take 250 grams of gynostemma fresh stems and leaves, 50 grams of vermicelli, 25 grams of cooked sesame. Gynostemma fresh leaves washed, blanched with boiling salted water until broken, cool water dip, water control and cut. Vermicelli soaked in boiling water, cool water, water control and cut. Add garlic paste, cooked sesame, salt, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil and mix well.