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Jiaogulan tea also called Gynostemma pentaphyllum, is often found in the form of tea that has many health benefits. Jiaogulan is best known as an herbal medicine reputed to have powerful antioxidant and adaptogenic effects purported to increase longevity. Pharmacological research has found a number of health benefits of Jiaogulan, such as lowering cholesterol and high blood pressure, strengthening immunity, and inhibiting tumors. These leaves sometimes referred to as Southern Ginseng or “7 leaves ginseng” because it grows in south-central China, containing 7 petal leaves and is used in similar ways as ginseng.
In 1976, a Japanese scholar has accidentally discovered ginseng constituents in Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract and the plant has garnered much attention since then. There were over 40 scientific studies that have shown Jiaogulan to benefit most major organs, regulate blood sugar, and improve energy levels and sleep.
There are many green fingers trying to grow it locally but to less favorable results. This natural tea leaves are favored for their medicinal herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine over-processed pills and it is caffeine-free.
Here are the known and documented health benefits of Gynostemma pentaphyllum:
- Two-way Regulation of Immune System
Gynostemma pentaphyllum can improve the ability of macrophages, increased white blood cell count, increased white blood cell phagocytosis, promote the secretion of interleukins in the body, increasing the production of serum protein. - Regulate Blood Sugar
Gynostemma pentaphyllum protects the adrenal and thymus gland and endocrine organ, makes it not shrinks with age, maintains the normal functioning of the endocrine system. It is because of this effect of gynostemma pentaphyllum, so it has a lower blood sugar and improves glucose metabolism, is ideal for pharmaceutical and health care products for people with diabetes. - Regulate Female Endocrine
For dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation to reconcile female climacteric syndrome with very good results, also to female endocrine disorders caused by paint spots, acne, insomnia, constipation face, grey has a significant effect. Gan Xin soup has a very good role in regulating female endocrine disorders.
Three “cardio-cerebral vascular disease - Lipid Control
Gynostemma pentaphyllum has significantly lower cholesterol (TCH), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), elevated high-density lipoprotein (HDL), protect the lining of blood vessels, preventing lipid peroxidation in vascular walls, and anti-atherosclerosis effects. Gynostemma pentaphyllum waste generated when oxygen breaks down in the body can be adjusted fatty acids, achieve the purpose of reducing blood lipid. Jiaogulan tea is generally about drunk for three days is a very long time without eating greasy, meat envious feeling. - Blood Pressure
Gynostemma pentaphyllum has significantly lower blood viscosity, adjusts blood pressure functions, at the same time prevents microthrombus formation and increases endurance to hypoxia in myocardial cells, plays a role in protecting myocardium. Certificate of scientific experiments: gynostemma pentaphyllum in reducing cerebrovascular and coronary vascular resistance and increases coronary blood flow, reduce cardiac oxygen consumption, this role and effects of gynostemma pentaphyllum saponins than ginseng. - Sleep
Gynostemma pentaphyllum brain nerves, to adjust the balance between excitatory and inhibitory effects in the cerebral cortex, bi-directional regulation of the central nervous system, has sedative, hypnotic, anti-stress, fatigue, enhance memory effect solutions. Particularly for Insomnia have a quick effect. Within 1-2 days under normal circumstances, you will deliver significant improvements in sleep, and some users sleep the day improved significantly. - Fatigue, Strength and Fitness
Man after taking gynostemma pentaphyllum, is physically more energetic, and fatigue, even tired easier to resume and increase in efficiency. - Headache, Neurasthenia
Gynostemma pentaphyllum pill also has analgesic zhichuan, neurasthenia, bronchial asthma, migraine, palpitations, shortness of breath, chest tightness, limbs, Vertigo, tinnitus, sweating fatigue, headaches, memory loss and other diseases have a better effect. - Cure Constipation, Adjust Gastrointestinal
Gynostemma pentaphyllum can protect the intestinal wall, peeling wall deposition of wastes, maintain normal bowel movements, and cure constipation and treatment of loose stools, bi-directional conditioning.
- Risking Acid Burp, Epigastric Abdominal Distension
Gynostemma pentaphyllum and invigorating stomach, improve digestion and absorption. After taking of gynostemma pentaphyllum, bowel movement accelerated, increased appetite, hungry for a long time, for stomach problems, heartburn and stomach have a very good conditioning effect. - Slimming Beauty and Invigorating Skin
Gynostemma pentaphyllum has free fatty alcohols and synthetic inhibit fat cells to produce neutral fat, prevent the effect of conversion of glucose. In addition, gynostemma pentaphyllum is rich in nutrients and vitamins, so it was called beauty skincare, a weight-loss health drink of choice. - Skin Care
Colas, gynostemma pentaphyllum, enhance blood circulation, promote metabolism on a regular basis, so as to maintain and restore the skin’s fitness. And with black hair, beauty skin effect. Seven, offset the hormonal drug side effects. - Preventing Cancer (Tumor)
Pharmacological experiments on mice show that gynostemma pentaphyllum prevents normal cells from turning cancerous and the efficacy of cancer cells to gradually return to normal with extended survival by 53.3%. Healthy people who consume gynostemma pentaphyllum on a long-term basis are expected to reduce the risk of cancer. - Prostate Cancer
Due to the lack of selenium in the body, resulting in the increase in the risk of prostate cancer in the elderly, jiaogulan contains essential 18 kinds of amino acids and is rich in zinc, strontium, iron, selenium and other trace elements. Consumption of trace elements of selenium-enriched food helps prevent prostate cancer in males in his later years, containing trace element selenium in the body more, lower the risk of prostate cancer.