Steemit Engagement Challenge Season 8 Week 2: My Traditional Medicine

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Hi, my friends how are you?. Hope you are all well. I'm fine too. Today here is Steemit Engagement Challenge Season 8 Week 2: Ready to participate in another awesome competition. The title of this contest is "My Traditional Medicine" So today I will tell you about the traditional medicine of my country. My country is known as the birthplace of traditional medicine. I learned a lot about them from my childhood. So happy to participate in this challenge. Thanks to the STEEMIT HEALTH community for organizing such a beautiful competition. Without further ado, let me begin my article on this challenge.

1. What are the names of traditional medicines in your country that you know?

There are several traditional medicines in my country. I know a few of them. My grandmother has taught me the traditional medicines of our country since I was a child. So let me tell you some traditional medicines that I know.

• Tamarind

One of the most important traditional medicines in my country is tamarind. The medicine is used for various diseases and as far as I know the most effective disease is Urinary tract infection. This disease can be cured very quickly by dissolving tamarind in water and eating a cup.

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• Lime

Lime is one of the most important medicines in traditional medicine. It is used for various ailments and my grandmother told me that it is very good for indigestion. Drinking lime juice can prevent the disease quickly. Also, various diseases are treated quickly.

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• Neem bark

Speaking of neem, it is one of my favorites. I usually drink these kohlrabi peels almost every week. You can reduce her fever by boiling and drinking the neem bark. And it gives more results for skin diseases.

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• Pomegranate leaves

Pomegranate leaves are usually said to be bitter. They provide the most treatment for facial eye diseases in Sri Lanka. Eye diseases can be reduced by boiling pomegranate leaves well and washing the face with that water.

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2. Please share with us a traditional medicine recipe that you know, then write down the steps for making it.

Neem juice is a medicine that provides quick treatment for diseases. This improves skin health, detoxifies the body, and is more beneficial for watery ailments. Neem juice is a very important traditional medicine in Sri Lanka. So I will tell you how to make this recipe easily.

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3. What are the uses (benefits) of these traditional medicines?

The extract of this plant has many helpful benefits. Neem is a plant that provides quick treatment for various diseases. I will present to you some of its benefits below.

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Skin diseases

• Neem is especially important for skin diseases. It can be formulated like a sunblock cream and applied daily to prevent skin exposure. And by drinking this extract, you can avoid skin diseases.

Insect repellent

• Applying a well-squeezed extract of neem leaves on our skin can repel black flies. Applying it on the skin twice a day can protect against some mosquitoes. Therefore, by applying neem extract on the skin, one can be careful from various mosquitoes.

ulcers

• The bark of neem tree has a special property and boiling the bark and drinking it once a day can reduce intestinal ulcers. It also provides quick solution to internal diseases of the body.

4. Are there any negative effects from it? If so, please state anything!

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Talking about the side effects of neem. People with kidney or liver related diseases should not use neem supplements at all. Also, excessive use of it is harmful to the body and causes diseases such as liver damage and acidity. Avoid using neem more than twice a day.

5.At the end of the discussion, share your selfie with the traditional medicine you made.

My selfie with neem juice, a traditional medicine I made.

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This is my submission in this competition. I hope you like it, I hope my traditional medicine will be very useful for you. It is a pleasure to participate in such a wonderful challenge. see you again. God bless you all.

I invite my friends @anasuleidy, @jufrimj, @chukwu10 participate in SEC S8-W2

Thanks for being with me.