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    Sweet potato leaves, commonly found growing wild in the Philippines, provide many important vitamins and minerals. According to studies, sweet potato leaves contain high amounts of vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin A, vitamin K, beta-carotene, and various other nutrients. The document then lists several health benefits of consuming sweet potato leaves, including their anti-diabetic, heart-healthy, anti-cancer, and eye health properties. Sweet potato leaves may also help with blood clotting, bone health, and act as an antibacterial agent.

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    Sweet potato leaves, commonly found growing wild in the Philippines, provide many important vitamins and minerals. According to studies, sweet potato leaves contain high amounts of vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin A, vitamin K, beta-carotene, and various other nutrients. The document then lists several health benefits of consuming sweet potato leaves, including their anti-diabetic, heart-healthy, anti-cancer, and eye health properties. Sweet potato leaves may also help with blood clotting, bone health, and act as an antibacterial agent.

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    Sweet potato leaves, commonly found growing wild in the Philippines, provide many important vitamins and minerals. According to studies, sweet potato leaves contain high amounts of vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin A, vitamin K, beta-carotene, and various other nutrients. The document then lists several health benefits of consuming sweet potato leaves, including their anti-diabetic, heart-healthy, anti-cancer, and eye health properties. Sweet potato leaves may also help with blood clotting, bone health, and act as an antibacterial agent.

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    SWEET POTATO LEAVES’ (TALBOS NG KAMOTE)

    AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS


    Category: Library Health News
    Published: 04 June 2018

    The lowly “talbos ng kamote” or “sweet potato leaves” is a kind of


    plant (scientifically called Ipomoea Batatas) that we always see
    growing in vacant lots and on the roadside anywhere we go in the
    Philippines. It grows all year round and doesn’t need that much
    maintenance because it grows wild most of the time.

    According to a study of the Louisiana State Agricultural Center, sweet


    potato leaves or “talbos ng kamote” provide ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
    and Vitamin B to the body. But it also offers other vital nutrients like
    Vitamin A, Vitamin K, B-Carotene, B6, Thiamine, Niacin, Zinc,
    Riboflavin, Iron, Folic Acid, Calcium, and Protein.

    It is an all-season vegetable with so much more to offer. Here are some


    of the health benefits of sweet potato leaves:

    * Anti-Diabetes

    They said foods like sweet potato leaves are desired for its anti-
    diabetes properties and for diet therapy. Several studies have already
    proven that this plant has anti-diabetic compounds that lower blood
    glucose content. This is advantageous to know considering that the
    Philippines was reported to be a diabetes hotspot now with 6 million
    Filipinos having diabetes in the country today.

    * Helps in Heart Health

    Sweet potato leaves have lots of Vitamin K which helps in de-calcifying


    arteries of hard and harmful plaque deposits, a major cause of heart
    attacks. Vitamin K in sweet potato leaves also helps reduce
    inflammation of the cells lining the blood vessels along your veins and
    arteries. Including sweet potato leaves in your daily diet helps you
    maintain a healthy blood pressure and reduces the risk of having heart
    attacks.

    * Anti-mutagenic and Antioxidant

    Now, this is the most interesting quality of sweet potato leaves: they
    have antioxidants and antimutagenic compounds or substances that
    reduce the rate of mutation of cancer cells. In fact, a study of the
    effects of 82 kinds of vegetables and plant compounds on the mutation
    and replication of cancer cells indicated that sweet potato leaves are
    the one with the highest cancer checking rate.

    * Anticoagulant

    The vitamin K component of sweet potato leaves facilitates the blood


    clotting abilities of our blood. Sweet potato leaves are known to have
    this particular quality, assisting the body to help recover fast from
    cuts, bruises, and blood clotting problems.

    * Enhances Eye Health

    Sweet potato leaves are proven to be high in lutein and zeaxanthin


    (xanthophylls) which is supposed to contribute to the prevention of
    cataracts and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Lutein is also
    an antioxidant which means it prevents oxidative damage to eye lens
    muscles that contribute to cataracts due to old age.

    * Anti-bacterial

    An extract from the lyophilized sweet potato leaf powder from a variety
    of sweet potato provided antibacterial properties. Moreover, the water
    extracted from the sweet potato leaves inhibited the further growth of
    food poisoning bacteria such as the pathogenic E. coli, Staphylococcus
    aureus, and Bacillus cereus.

    * Helps in Bone Health

    The Vitamin K in sweet potato helps in maintaining the calcium in our


    bones, thus reducing the risks of developing osteoporosis (bone loss)
    and lowers the incidence of bone fractures in post-menopausal
    women.

    Any other benefits from sweet potato leaves that you know about?
    Share in the comments section below!

    SOURCE: http://naturalcancermedicine.org/sweet-potato-leaves-talbos-
    ng-kamote-amazing-health-benefits/

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