The Health Benefits of Banaba
Banaba [ Scientific name: Lagerstroemia speciosa]
Banaba has been a popular medicinal plant in the Philippines for the treatment of urinary tract infections. Most of our grandparents would acknowledge that banaba has been used for over 50 years. It is a tree commonly found in the provinces; its beautiful blue-violet colored flowers make the banaba tree an ornamental tree used also as shades for parking lots and roadside landscaping. You will find several of these in the South Luzon Express Way and at the Alabang Town Center parking lot.
Banaba is also a famous medicinal plant in ayurvedic medicine mainly to lower blood sugar and reducing weight agent. The Philippine banaba has become popular with respect to its anti-diabetic properties. Banaba tea is famous as a health drink in Japan and in the U.S. Technically, the active principle is considered to be corosolic acid, a triterpenoid compound, which promotes glucose transport or utilization in the body cells. The current thinking is that banaba can lower glucose independent of pancreatic insulin. This makes the active principle of banaba a natural form of insulin from plants.
With the reduction of blood glucose is the concomitant reduction in body weight, apparently due to the better control of carbohydrate. The weight reduction was seen even without dietary restrictions.
The leaves are generally used to make a concoction or tea, but the bark, flowers and fruits can be used as well. If you want to prepare your own banaba tea, get mature green leaves and chop them. The ratio is 1 part chop banaba leaves to 3 parts water boiled for about 15 minutes (low heat). You can drink this tea 3 or 4 times a day. If you want some twist in the flavor with added value of herbs, you can add “tanglad” or lemon grass with local citrus such as “kalamansi.”
There are no known side effects or toxic reactions of banaba. In fact, it has been reported that banaba can help detoxify the body and protect the liver. Banaba tea can be considered a health drink.
doc, tanong ko lng po kung ano ang magandang gawin pampababa ng creatinine… 1.6 po yung reading ko kanina… 0.6 – 1.4mg po yung normal daw…pls help po.
hai doc tanong ko lang po..hndi po ba maapektohan ang baby kung iinom ng sambong..ito lang po kaci ang paraan para matunaw ang bato sa kidney ng mama ko po..
doc, pwede bang malaman kung ang tomatoe juice ay makkatulong s nahhirapan dumume? at ung salabat hindi ba makakasama sa akin kung iinom din ako nito?
thank u po…..
anu po bang herbal medicine at gamot ang mabisa para sa toxic goiter?
ano po ba ang mabisang herbal medicine or gamot para sa goiter?
sambong has not been tested on pregnant mothers. pagkatapos na lang manganak
none, medications ang talagang kailangan
yes pwede yon perl mas makakatulong ang alugbati vege or saluyot. gisa lang yan ng gulay or di kaya ay plenty of green salad. You can also try Ampalaya Plus to help you move you bowels regularly