#Filipino Blog: The Health Benefits of Guava Leaves! 🇵🇭
Hello my Dearest steemians,
Magandang gabi, magandang umaga o magandang tanghali nasaan man po kayong sulok ng mundo. Kumusta po ang araw ninyo? Sana naman po ok lang tayong lahat, dapat happy lang lage. Ngayon po ang ibabahagi ko po sainyo ay isang herbal medicine at eto po yung guava leaves. Karamihan po saatin na hindi pa alam na ang Dahon ng Bayabas or Guava Leaves ay Marami palang makukuhang mga benepisyo sa ating kalusugan lalong lalo na po yung may mga sakit sa skin o iba pa at hindi kayang maka pagpagamot dahil kulang sa finacial problem. Malaking maitutulong po saatin eto lalo na po marami tayong mga nararamdaman na sakit lalo na po sa panahon nating ngayon. Narito po ang ilan sa mga benepisyo ng guava leaves.
Here are the following 9 Health Benefits of Guava Leaves
1. Aid's in weight loss
One of the main benefits of guava leaves for health that helps in losing weight quikly.
When you consume juices made from guava leaves, the effect can prevent complex starch is converted into sugar.
for this purpose, the crabs must be broken down in the liver for use by the body and guava leaves prevent the transition of carbohydrates to usable compounds.
2. Beneficial for diabetic
According to research conducted by the Yakult Central Institute in Japan, guava leaf tea can effectively lower blood glucose in diabetics by reducing the alpha-glucosidease enzyme activity.
Moreover, it prevents the absorption of sucrose and maltose by the body, thereby lowering blood sugar levels.
Drinking guava leaf tea for 12 weeks lowers the blood sugar levels without increasing insulin production.
3. Helps in lowering cholesterol
Research has proved that drinking guava leaf tea for 3 months can lead to reduction in LDL or bad cholesterol and triglycerides without any adverse effect on good cholesterol.
Besides, the guava leaves are a great liver tonic.
Guavas improve the sodium and potassium balance of the body, thereby regulating blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
4. Helps in improving your immune system.
Due to its high vitamin C content, guava plays an important role in improving your immunity. Your immunity is your body's defense mechanism that protects it from numerous diseases and infections.
In addition, guava's anti-inflammatory action and its ability to inhibit inflammatory molescules like prostaglandins help keep you disease free.
Eat 1 guava daily to develop resistance against common diseases like coughs, colds and the flu. You can also enjoy guava in smoothies or salads, or drink a cup of tea made from guava leaves daily.
5. Helps in lowering the risk of cancer
The anti-cancer or anti-tumor properties of guava come from the compounds like lycopene, quercetin, vitamin C and various polyphenols present in it. These compounds work as potent antioxidants that help neutralize free-radical damage in the body, which can cause cancer.
According to a 2010 study in the journal Nutrition and Cancer, researchers concluded that guava extract could help reduce the size of prostate tumors.
In fact, regular intake of guava extract can help reduce the incidence of prostate cancer in men.
Regular intake of guava can also help prevent other types of cancer, including breast, mouth, skin, stomach, colon and lungg cancer.
6. Helps fight dengue fever.
Guava leaves are considered a natural remedy for dengue fever. This is because guava leaf extract can increase the number of platelets in the blood and is not toxic at all.
For this purpose 9 piece of guava leaves should be boiled in 5 cups of water until 3 cups of water is left.
After straining and cooling, a cup of this concoction should be given to the patient thrice a day.
7. Can help prevent prostate cancer
Do you know that having guavas in our diet is healthful because it has the ability to inhibit the growth and metastasis of cancerous cells.
Studies have also shown that guava fruit has curative effect on prostate cancer.
Guavas have shown to be widely successful in reducing prostate cancer risk and also inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells since it is rich in lycopene , says Dr. Manoj K. Ahuja.
8. Aids in Digestion
Guava leaf tea aids in digestion by stimulating digestive enzyme production.
The powerful antibacterial agents kill bacteria in the lining of the gut and stop proliferation of toxic enzymes by bacteria.
Guava leaves are particularly beneficial in case of blood poisoning as well as soothing, vomiting and nausea. To relieve stomach ache, boil 8 pieces of guava leaves in 1.5 liters of water and drink thrice a day.
9. Helps the skin to stay healthy.
Guava, especiallly red guava contains strong antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help neutralize free radicals that can damage your body at the cellular level.
This can lead to signs of aging like wrinkled and saggy skin, dryness and a dull complexion.
The vitamin C in guava stimulates production of collagen and elastin, the structural protiens that help keep your skin firm and elastic.
Moreover, the astringent properties in unripe guava and the guava leaves help improve skin texture, protect it from the damaging effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays and prevent problems like acne and pimples.
Eat guava daily to enjoy healthy skin. You can also rinse your skin with a decoction made of immature fruit and leaves.
We hope that every one of you have enjoyed reading this article, do share it to other people so they can also know the benefits of guava leaves!
Until nextime...
Ang inyong Lingkod,
@ashlyncurvey