Those who have just eaten should not bathe in the old smell, because it stretches the blood vessels, easily leading to anemia in the abdominal cavity, heart, poor digestion, dizziness.
“The ritual of cleaning the night of the end of the year” (bathing in water with old fragrant leaves) has been applied by most Vietnamese from ancient times to the present, from generation to generation. However, not everyone can bathe with old scented water.
Coriander in the composition also provides many vitamins such as vitamins B6, B12, A, C and minerals: thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folate, choline, iron, magnesium … contains other essential compounds such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Numerous scientific studies have proven the health benefits of cilantro.
According to doctor Ngo Duc Phuong (Institute of Traditional Medicine), in traditional medicine, cilantro has a spicy taste, heat, non-toxic, has a gastrointestinal effect, defecates, prevents fatigue, the effect of circulation, relieves nervous tension, restores health, helps the body to maintain a clean scent.
Therefore, taking a boiled bath from the seeds or old leaves of coriander has the effect of making the skin clear. Whenever you take a bath with the scented leaves or scented seeds, the body becomes hot and sweaty after the bath, so the skin is cleaner, which helps to kill bacteria, which also partly helps prevent them. Infectious diseases.
In addition, people still often use old stems and other leaves of herbs to cook water for people with measles, which makes them grow faster to treat measles.
At the same time, the scent of the leaves has a spicy and warm taste, has the effect of circulating blood, relieving nervous tension, restoring health. According to numerous studies, this plant also has good antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Coriander essential oil contains high levels of antioxidants, can reduce skin inflammation, fight inflammation …
In addition, doctor Ngo Duc Phuong also pointed out that at the end of the year, people use old fresh (or dry) coriander plants to cook water for the home and to bathe and wash the face to dispel the woes of the old year, to welcome the new lucky year.
In order to have an old perfume jar, housewives must prepare two packets of old perfume, ginger and salt. Then wash the coriander leaves and ginger, mash the ginger (not chopped, but mash it), pour in water and boil. Once the water has boiled, drain the boiled coriander leaves in a saucepan, add a little salt, dilute with lukewarm water and use.
Herbalist Ngo Duc Phuong also pointed out that the bath of old fragrant leaves to cleanse the body, according to folklore, is also a way to “cleanse to welcome a lucky new year.” As a result, “the ritual of purging the night of the end of the year” has been applied by most Vietnamese from ancient times to the present day, from generation to generation.
However, not everyone is bathed in this highly fragrant water. Thus, people suffering from skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, broken skin, peeling of the skin, skin infections … should not bathe the leaves in general and in particular.
For those who have just eaten, one should not bathe in an old smell, as it stretches the blood vessels, easily leading to anemia in the abdominal cavity, heart, resulting in poor digestion, dizziness, heart palpitations.
People with skin diseases should not bathe the old smell.
Children who have measles or chickenpox should not be bathed when they have a fever, a measles incubation or when a child has a rash and even when measles flies. Because doing this unintentionally will cause more children to develop allergies.
In particular, housewives also note that the use of coriander seeds or leaves to bathe children with measles should be very careful because some children are sensitive, it will inadvertently make children more allergic.
Things to note when bathing old leaves
As recommended by the doctor of oriental medicine Before taking a bath or any kind of leaves, consult a professional doctor.
Do not bathe with very thick scent leaves and can dilute them by adding hot and cold water for a more comfortable bath.
Before using old coriander leaves for bathing, we must wash the boiled leaves to avoid infection.
Should wash the scented leaves before cooking the bath water to remove impurities, bacteria often cling to the leaves.
