Healing Wonders of Tawa-Tawa (Snake Weed Plant)
Tawa-Tawa- Snake Weed Herbal Medicine
Scientific name: Euphorbia hirta Linn
Common name: Tawa-tawa, Boto-botones, Gatas-gatas (Tagalog); Asthma plant
The Snake weed plant commonly grows in the back yard in most places in the Philippines
All parts of the plant are rich in vitamins and minerals that are highly beneficial to our health
It contains gallic acid, quercetin, triacontane, cetyl alcohol, phytosterol, phytosterolin, jambulol, melissic, gayun din ang palmitic, oleic, at linoleic acid
Mayroon din itong euphorbianin, leucocyanidol, camphol, quercitrin at quercitrol.
Its leaf when dried could be a good source of protein, fat, crude fiber, at carbohydrate. Mayroon pa itong bitamina gaya ng ascorbic acid, thiamine, riboflavin, at niacin
Its sap, leaf and roots could be used to cure different medical conditions.
Tawa-tawa has the following medical benefits:
Asthma. The resin/sap of tawa-tawa is often mixed with drinks to relieve the symptoms of asthma. You can also dry its leaves and use as cigarettes.
Dengue. Known for increasing platelet production, tawa-tawa is also effective for treating symptoms caused by the dengue. The whole plant is boiled as tea for this treatment.
Diarrhea. The continuous diarrhea can be treated with the help of drinking decoction of the plant.
Herpes. The sap of tawa-tawa when applied directly is also effective for removing skin herpes. Its highly effective in treating skin deseases.
Sty in the eye. It is also said that the effective resin of tawa-tawa for treatment of sty in the eye(kuliti). You can put resin/sap drops in the affected eye for this treatment.
Fever. The decoction of the root will help in the reduction of simple fever.
Boils. The crushed leaves may be applied to the skin affected by the boil.
Nursing mothers. Also empowering milk nursing mothers regularly drinking the herbal decoction of tawa-tawa
Wounds. In can hasten the wound to close up with the help of its crushed leaves applied on it.
High blood pressure. It also lowers blood pressure by drinking the decoction of fresh leaves.
The tawa-tawa is herb that is also known as snake weed, with the scientific name Euphorbia hirta, growing on the lawn, paths, rice fields and even on the side of the road. This native plant with hairy leaves is considered by most Filipinos legendary for treating dengue cases.
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