Can lose weight, these are the benefits of guava leaves for health
KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. Not only the fruit, guava leaves can also provide many health benefits. The benefits of seed leaves come from the various ingredients in them. Starting from anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, tannins, flavonoids, carotenoids, and others.
Lowers cholesterol
Do you have excess amounts of bad cholesterol in the body? If so, this can be overcome by consuming guava leaves regularly. Quoting from Krishi Jagran (krishijagran.com), guava leaves can reduce bad cholesterol and triglycerides.
This effect has no effect on the amount of healthy cholesterol in your body. In addition, guava leaves can also strengthen liver conditions. Try to drink guava leaf boiled water for three months so that the effect can be felt by the body.
Lose weight
Consuming guava leaves can be included in how to lose weight. The content in guava is useful for preventing the conversion of starch into sugar. So, you can lose weight when you consume guava leaves regularly.
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Treating Diarrhea
The benefits of guava leaves for treating diarrhea are not a secret. Not only diarrhea, this natural ingredient can also be used to treat dysentery. The method you need to do is quite easy.
To treat diarrhea, you need to boil 30 g of guava leaves with a handful of rice flour in a glass of water. Drink the mixture twice a day until the diarrhea subsides.
So that you can deal with dysentery well, boil the roots and leaves of guava for about 15 minutes. After boiling, strain and drink the cooking water. However, do not overdo it in consuming guava leaf boiled water so that there are no side effects.
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Treating Acne
Another benefit of guava leaves that you can get is that this natural ingredient is able to treat acne and the scars that are left on your facial skin. Krishi Jagran said that guava leaves contain antiseptic which can kill acne-causing bacteria.
The method you need to do is quite simple. First, mash the guava leaves until they are crushed. After that, apply it on the acne or acne scars. Do this for a few days until the results you want appear.
Editor: Belladina Biananda
