1. Easy to plant in tropical countries. It will propagate by itself after being introduce into your garden. Shady planting area is preferable with enough water. 3 in 1 plant :- decoration in a pot, greening the garden and could be consumed as natural remedy.
2. Good for lowering blood pressure and blood sugar for those new to these two problems , having above normal readings but still manageable through food and nutrition intake -from my experience, taken fresh is best i.e 7 leaves or the whole young plant (with its roots) from plants that haven't flower yet. Clean & steep in a glass of boiling water, take daily until your blood pressure and blood sugar is within safe level. Then drink 3x a week, follow by once or twice per week for maintenance. The leaves are extremely bitter that some people couldn't stomach it. Therefore capsule forms are preferred although the effect is not that good.
3. Good for healing sore throat when the leaves were pounded and taken with honey. Don't drink water for at least half an hour after that - mild antiseptic and healing power. The pounded leaves could be used for treating mild insect bites e.g. mosquitoes.
4. Cooling effect for body heatiness (too much yang) . Therefore not recommended for people with "cool" (too ying) body e.g weak old people with rheumatism.
**Note : when trying any new food or medicine in your diet, precaution must be taken in case you are allergic to the new thing. So try taking a small dose at the beginning e.g only a leave and look out for symptoms like rashes, swelling, difficulty in breathing or stomachache.
Prescription : There are many wonderful plants around us.
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