In folk medicine pennywort as a popular and nutritious food daily. But not everyone knows if you eat or drink too many vegetables that can also be hazardous to health and affect the ability of pregnant women.

These "side effects" of pennywort

By far, vegetables m á be used for medical purposes. However, the Institute of Health in the United States and Europe have recently launched an interest in herbal medicine is beneficial for health and conclusions, although pennywort safe when used as directed by a doctor officers but should not exceed 6 weeks without consulting your doctor.

In addition, people with liver disease or a history of skin lesions, cancer should not use pennywort.

Anyway undeniably some of pennywort uses in medicine as follows:

Healthy food, beneficial for skin

Centella bitter, cooling properties, thermal effects, detoxification, treatment boils, fever, measles, jaundice ... We also used to lower blood pressure, improve memory and help increase the life blood better communication, especially in the veins and capillaries, mild diuretic effect. At the same time when inflammation or burns, crushed pennywort cover up mild skin can also reduce swelling and wound cooling.

Especially when the active ingredient in pennywort Asiaticosid some effects on epithelial cells, stimulating the horn and effects of cell division to the rapid healing of skin wounds. Centella asiatica extract has anti-aging skin, promote regeneration process of skin cells make skin full of vitality and stretch the skin firmer. Also this vegetable also has anti-gastric ulcer, anti- viral , anti-fungal.

Not only that, the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants in the vegetables that can slow aging skin, improve microcirculation and treatment of common skin conditions.

Good for cardiovascular disease

Centella asiatica can help reduce swelling and improve circulation in the body, especially for diseases related to veins and varicose veins as varicose veins. A study published in 2001 said that patients with venous hypertension or pennywort placebo over a period of 4 weeks, the last week showed significant reduction match the ankle, swelling, pain, mouse withdrawal and fatigue in the legs compared with placebo.

Wound healing

Centella asiatica contains chemicals called triterpenoidsco use to speed wound healing, enhance antioxidant at the wound site, enhance skin and increase blood supply to the injured area. A 2006 study examined the impact of pennywort wounds in mice.

The study showed that wounds treated with leaf extracts water pennywort leaves can heal significantly faster than wounds not treated with this extract. Although human trials have not been fully implemented but this evidence may appear to confirm the use of pennywort herb as a dozen herbs used to heal wounds.

Reduce anxiety

Triterpenoids in pennywort can also reduce anxiety and enhance mental function in some individuals. According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2000, the consumption of vegetables that can reduce greatly startled. While these findings show pennywort can have anti-anxiety activity in humans, the researchers found that effective treatment of anxiety symptoms remains unclear.

Other benefits

Since thousands of years, traditional healers have known pennywort used to treat diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, respiratory infections, ulcers, colds, hepatitis, epilepsy, fatigue, fever, asthma asthma and syphilis ...

In Chinese medicine, pennywort is well known herb "source of life" because it helps to increase longevity. Although scientific studies have not yet proven the effectiveness of this herb for disorders in the body, but it also does not negate the effect of Centella asiatica in the treatment of insomnia, multiple sclerosis , cancer, circulatory disorders, hypertension, memory loss, healing and reduce cellulite nodules on the skin department.

Side effects of pennywort

According to BS. Nguyen Hong Siem, Chairman of the Hanoi Oriental medicine, no study has said that excessive use of pennywort and with how much use they can cause disease, but as a rule normally use something too much also not good, even the diet.

Centella asiatica is a normal vegetable and food poisoning because not that many people still use regular, but the Oriental medicine perspective, the shortcomings excesses, too much food will pathogenesis. BS. Nguyen Hong Siem also recommended mode pennywort rational use, to avoid negative impacts to our health.

Pennywort fact not only is a familiar vegetables but also a herb, so when people use it as well to keep in mind when taking the drug. Use too much and lasts pennywort can cause complications for some blood cells, liver cells, kidney cells. One day a normal person could use a glass of pennywort, equivalent to about 40 grams pennywort back, but it should not take more than a month. If you want to use later stage, they must stay a minimum of half a month before next use.

The study results also showed that the drug or drinking too much water pennywort can be a headache, even transient loss of consciousness; women pennywort long day pill can reduce the ability to carry pregnancy ... Besides that, because there pennywort welding should, if you have bloating, diarrhea, be careful when used, should be served with a few slices of ginger to warm the belly and neutralize welding of vegetables.

In some cases, pennywort cholesterol and blood sugar levels, so people with high cholesterol and diabetes should avoid using too much pennywort.

This herb can also lead to miscarriage if used during pregnancy. Therefore, children, pregnant women and nursing mothers should avoid using this vegetable.

Centella asiatica can interact with medications cause drowsiness and anticonvulsants, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, insomnia medications, and antidepressants ... It can also reduce the effectiveness of insulin and oral diabetes medications other, as well as cholesterol-lowering medications.

Centella asiatica may have a lowering effect sedative effect when used with cold and cough medicines, or while drinking.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/3/2014.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).