Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica )

Lagerstroemia indica (those pretty crepe myrtles you see in the summer) has shown to aid in being anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antioxidant, anticancer, antiparasidic, antimicrobial, anti-Alzheimer's, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective and antithrombin effects, it aids in blocking Cancer Cell Growth. It helps Maintain Bone Health, relieve Constipation, Overcome Stroke, Overcome Diabetes, Overcoming Diarrhea, Antivirus, Premature Aging, Antidote for High Blood Pressure, Urinary Conditions, Thrombus, Heart Attack, Arteriosclerosis Disease, Decrease the Level of Blood Cholesterol, Maintain Skin Health, Overcome Leucorrhoea, Overcome Coughing Up Blood, Overcome Toothache, Decrease the Bleeding during and after Labor, Release Toxins from the Body, Overcome Kidney Stones. 

1. Prevent Cancer Cells Growth

Crepe myrtle consists of saponin in it that can increase the immune system as antioxidant. Antioxidant in crepe myrtle can help prevent the cancer cells from growing inside the body. Besides saponin, crepe myrtle also contains flavonoid in it. Both are the compounds that can help prevent the cancer cells from growing inside the body.

2. Maintain Bones Health

Maintaining the health of your bones is very important, because bones functions as a frame and also as the pillar of the body. Lack of calcium and phosphor can also cause the bones to go porous. Besides calcium and phosphor, bones also need flavonoid compound to prevent them from going porous.

3. Beneficial for Constipation

Crepe myrtle is rich in dietary fibers. Hence, people suffering from constipation or hard stools can use the leaves, bark, and flowers  to ease the stools and smoothen the bowel movements. This, in turn, offers relief from constipation.

4. Overcome Inflammation

Inflammations often can happen because of viruses or bacteria. Preventing and overcoming inflammations can be done through using the crepe myrtle. Flavonoid inside crepe myrtle can prevent and overcome the inflammations from happening.

5, Overcome Stroke

Stroke happen because of the clogged cholesterol in the blood system, thus making the blood system blocked. Crepe myrtle is found to be able to smoothen the blood by decreasing the cholesterol level in the blood. If the blood runs smoothly, then someone will be avoided from the stroke and those who suffer from stroke can also get better by drinking crepe myrtle in the form of herb medicines.

6. Overcome Diabetes

Diabetes can happen because of the decreasing production of insulin and cause the blood sugar level in your system increases. Many ways had been used to increase the production of insulin to decrease the level of blood sugar. One of the natural ingredients that can help to increase the production of insulin is the content of corosolic acid inside the crepe myrtle’s leaves. Corosolic acid can be obtained through the extracts of crepe myrtle’s leaves.

8. Works as Antivirus

Not only prevent the cancer cells’ growth, saponin in crepe myrtle can also help to prevent viruses from entering the body. Thus, the body can be avoided from some diseases that are caused by virus such as flu, herpes, and some other diseases caused by virus.

9. Prevent Premature Aging

Crepe myrtle is beneficial in preventing the premature aging. This is because the contents inside crepe myrtle can help to ward off free radicals from entering the body.

10. Antidote for High Blood Pressure Level

Researches are being conducted on the positive influence of this herb in curbing down the levels of blood pressure level, thus easing out hypertension and other associated health conditions. Just 2 cups of this tea made from dried leaves of this plant can help in easing hypertension. It ultimately prevents unwanted health conditions.

11. Cure For Urinary Conditions

An infusion or decoction prepared by using Crepe myrtle leaves is known to have a positive impact on various urinary disorders, including dysuria and renal inflammations. According to a research, including aqueous extracts of Crepe myrtle leaves in your diet could prevent and cure hyperuricemia.

12. Avoid Thrombus

Different than arteriosclerosis, thrombus does not obstruct the blood system, but it will stop the blood system from running since the blood will turn into lumps. Preventing thrombus can be done by using crepe myrtle, because crepe myrtle’s leaves contain flavonoid in it that can help to prevent blood turn into lumps.

13. Prevent Heart Attack

Same as stroke, heart attack can also happen because of blocked blood that is evidently go to the heart but gets clogged up because of cholesterol. The contents in crepe myrtle can help to decrease cholesterol, smoothen the run of blood system, and not only overcoming stroke but also prevent the heart attack from happening.

14. Prevent Arteriosclerosis Disease

Arteriosclerosis is a disease that can happen because of a fat growth on the arterial wall, thus making blood that runs to the brain and heart gets obstructed. Flavonoid in the crepe myrtle can help to prevent the arteriosclerosis from happening, thus smoothen the blood run to the brain and heart.

15. Decrease the Level of Blood Cholesterol

Accumulation of cholesterol in the blood system can cause some interference on the body’s health. Consuming crepe myrtle can help to decrease the level of blood cholesterol, thus smoothen the blood system and can prevent diseases that happen from blocked blood due to cholesterol from happening.

16. Maintain Skin Health

Contents inside crepe myrtle can help to protect skin’s health. The contents inside crepe myrtle can quickly heal skin diseases, and can also prevent skin from being exposed to free radicals. Thus, the skin health can be maintained.

17. Overcome Leucorrhoea

Some women may experience leucorrhoea. If not taken care immediately, leucorrhoea can result a fatal condition and cause infertility. Overcoming leucorrhoea can be done by drinking water from the crepe myrtle stew.

18. Overcome Coughing Up Blood

Experiencing blood cough or hemoptysis can cause other dangerous diseases if not taken care of immediately. One of the ways to overcome coughing up blood is to use the water from crepe myrtle’s stew.

19. Overcome Toothache

Some traits in crepe myrtle act just like how it can be an anti-inflammation, can also overcome toothache. Toothache can happen because of inflammation on the gum or bacteria on the teeth. Besides of anti-inflammation, contents inside crepe myrtle can also help to kill bacteria that can cause toothache.

20. Decrease the Bleeding on Labor

Some mother will experience severe bleeding after giving labor. To help decrease the bleeding, the water from crepe myrtle’s stew can be used for this.

21. Release Toxins from the Body

Inside the body, sometimes there are toxics that enter the body accidentally, caused by the air and also food. Not only to prevent diarrhea, but tannin compound inside crepe myrtle can also give benefits to help releasing the toxics from inside the body.

22. Overcome Kidney Stone

Crepe Myrtle can help to destroy kidney stone that can disturb the kidney’s filtration function.