Cat apples treat high blood pressure and blood lipid disorders
Cat apple has spleen, taste, liver properties, is slightly moist and sweet and sour, so it has good effects for stimulating digestion and antiseptic.
Cat apple, also known as Son tra, grows in many provinces: Lang Son, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Son La, Yen Bai… where the climate is cool, at an altitude of over 1,000m. According to Oriental medicine, cat apples have the properties of spleen, taste, liver, moisture and sweet and sour, so they have good effects for stimulating digestion, antiseptic, and dissolving blood stasis. Cat apple is a fruit with multi-purpose effects, both used to quench thirst and nourishment during summer days, and is also a valuable medicine to support the treatment of diseases such as:
– Cure blood fat disorders: Take 50g of sliced cat apples and cook with 50g of plain rice to make porridge. Then, add rock sugar to sweeten the taste and divide it several times a day.
– Treat high blood pressure, prevent complications: Black star 12g of cat apple, 12g of red rose, 9g of white chrysanthemum. Then grind the mixture with boiling water in a closed jar for about 20 minutes. You can drink it instead of tea during the day.
– Enhance digestion: Use 200g of washed and seeded cat apples and soak with 300ml of white wine (be careful to shake the bottle once a day). After a week brought out drinking. Drink twice a day, 10-15ml each time. After drinking all the wine, the remaining cat apple is mixed with sugar and gradually eaten.
– Cure fatty liver: Eat 5-7 apples a day or use 10-15 apples to drink.