Al-Wasmah herb in English is known as (Isatis), and it is a plant grown in northern and central China, and it is distinguished by its yellow flowers. Also, Wasma herb is considered to have many medicinal and cosmetic properties, so its use was common in ancient traditional medicine. To this day, this herb is used in East Asian countries, Europe, and the Middle East because of its amazing benefits.

The benefits of the herb wasma

This herb has many health benefits. Al-Wasmah herb extract has many health benefits for the body, skin and hair. These benefits include:

1. Maintaining healthy skin

Wasma leaf extract contains effective compounds for the prevention of some skin diseases such as:

Wasma leaves in ancient traditional medicine had many uses for protecting the skin from dryness, inflammation and after other skin ailments. This is done by applying wasmah leaf extract directly to the skin.

2. Nail health

Stigma leaf extract has beneficial properties for the health of nails and surrounding skin. You can apply stigma leaf extract to the nail area and surrounding skin twice daily for 24 weeks for best results.

3. Al-Wasmah herb for the respiratory system

Wasma leaves have many properties in the treatment of some diseases that affect the respiratory system, including:

• Colds.
• rhinitis;
• Sore throat.
• paranasal sinuses.
• flu.

Wasma leaves are used to treat diseases of the respiratory system by chewing some leaves, or drinking them in the form of tea from the leaves of the herb and hot water.

4. Cancer prevention

Wasmah leaves are able to fight viruses and bacteria that cause infections. These leaves also contain chemical compounds that can prevent cancer cells from spreading and multiplying. Some scientific studies have proven the ability of Al-Wasmah to fight some types of cancer, such as:

5. A rich source of antioxidants

Some scientific studies indicated that Al-Wasmah herbal extract contains polyphenols, a chemical compound that acts as an antioxidant to combat the spread of free radicals and protect the body from chronic diseases.

6. Other benefits

Al-Wasmah herbs are used in the treatment of many other diseases, such as:

• Lever Inflammation.
• diarrhea.
• Pneumonia.
• Snake bites.
• Wounds and infections.
• human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Wasma herbs were also used in ancient times to produce dyes. Where it was involved in many industries such as:

• Textiles.
• The drawing.
• handmade products.

The benefits of the wasma herb for hair

Wasma herbs are used to dye hair in some countries. It is a habit that some people still follow until now, but there is not enough information about the safety of applying wasmah herb directly to the hair in order to get rid of gray hair until now.

However, Al-Wasmah herbs are currently used in the manufacture of cosmetics, soaps, creams, and other care materials due to their medicinal properties and distinctive color.

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Wasma leaf extract is considered safe for short-term use, but using it for long periods or in doses above the permissible limit could put you at risk.

The recommended dose for the extract of wasma leaves is 0.05 to 0.1 ml twice daily only.

Until now, there is not enough reliable information about the possible side effects that may occur when consuming Al-Wasmah herbs in large quantities, but some recent scientific studies indicated that there is a danger to some groups when consuming Al-Wasmah herbs, and these categories include the following:

• pregnant.
• Lactating.
• People with aspirin allergy: Hemp herb contains chemical compounds that are similar to the compounds found in aspirin, so it is not considered safe for those people who have an allergic reaction to aspirin to use hemp, as they may experience asthma attacks as a result of taking these herbs.