Plum leaves contain plant compounds such as iridoid glycoside, flavonoids, polyphenols and triterpenoids.
These properties suggest the potential of hairy apricot leaves in supporting the reduction of inflammatory and discomfort responses in bones and joints.
If you want to include mơ lông leaves in your diet, the safest and simplest way is to use them as a food vegetable, instead of condensing them into extracts or using preparations with uncontrolled contents.
You can wash about a handful of young leaves thoroughly, soak them in clean water and drain, then eat them with meals or cook them with other foods.
Apricot leaves are also often used in rolls, steamed dishes or in combination with eggs.
For people over 50 years old, priority should be given to low-fat cooking methods, limiting salt and avoiding fried foods with high fat content.
Because a general diet rich in green vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish and unsaturated fat sources is more beneficial for cardiovascular and metabolic health - factors that also affect mobility and joint health.
Do not arbitrarily drink thick apricot leaf water or use a very large amount every day.
People over 50 years old can use mơ lông leaves as a vegetable in a diverse diet, but should not give up medication or postpone medical examination to use mơ lông leaves.
If joint pain is prolonged, swollen, hot, red, stiff joints in the morning are prolonged, limited movement or pain gradually increases, the cause needs to be determined by a doctor.
Joint pain can originate from osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis or many other diseases and each disease has a different treatment method.
Thus, the noteworthy point of hairy apricot leaves lies in their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential.
People over 50 years old, if they like, can use mơ leaves as vegetables to eat daily in moderate amounts, while maintaining a reasonable weight, doing strength training exercises and regular joint exercises.
This is the important foundation to protect mobility in old age.
