Euphorbia hirta commonly known as Tawa-Tawa is a plant used in folklore medicine in the Philippines for the treatment of dengue.

Ang Euphorbia hirta na karaniwang kilala bilang Tawa-Tawa ay isang halaman na ginagamit sa folklore na gamot sa Pilipinas para sa paggamot ng dengue.

Tawa–tawa was able to promote cell production, and prevents platelet destruction. Likewise, the improvement in the cell bleeding time and clotting time provided evidence that the indigenous plant can preserve and promote the hemostatic function of platelets.

Nagawang itaguyod ng Tawa-tawa ang paggawa ng cell, at pinipigilan ang pagkasira ng platelet. Gayundin, ang pagpapabuti ng oras ng pagdurugo ng cell at oras ng pamumuo ay nagbigay ng katibayan na maaaring mapanatili at maitaguyod ng katutubong halaman ang hemostatic function ng mga platelet.

Entire plant can be used as a source of beneficial function for our healthiness. As we all know, the most famous disease that can be cured by this plant is dengue fe-ver. But, it doesn’t stop right there. Tawa tawa turns out to have so many health benefits for us! Here are several health benefits of tawa tawa plant that we can mention:

1. Help us with our Dengue Fever
   Tawa Tawa Tea works for treating Dengue Fever. But it should not be used for more than 24 hours or up to 2 or 3 days in the beginning stages of Dengue Fever. More of the consumption steps from the freshly picked herbs are mention in the “How to Consume: Tawa tawa Tea” section below.
2. Relaxing Agent
   Tawa Tawa Tea helps to reduce anxiety and stress feeling. To cure stress or depression mood, you can boil up to 50 grams tawa tawa leaves in 4 cups water. Thus, boil it for for 3 or 4 minutes till it’s done, then drinking 3 to 5 cups a day. A warmth from the water that we use for boiling could add up relaxing feeling when we drink it while it’s warm.
3. Lower Blood Pressure
   Tawa Tawa Tea lowers have the natural sources to lower blood pressure. Which is by being a anti-diuretic agent containing a angio-tensin enzyme that decreases urine output.
4. Fix Asthma and Bronchitis
   Asthma and Bronchitis are both respiratory tract disease that make the patient difficult to breathe normally. Asthma makes your respiratory or air way tighten up. While bronchitis is an inflammatory problems in lungs or bronchus because of virus. Tawa Tawa Tea works to cure asthma and bronchitis. Meanwhile, it works as a bronchodilator to make the patients breath well.
5. Anti-Diuretic
   Tawa Tawa tea is great for health, can be alternative drink for those who is addicted to coffee or those who is drinking to much alcohol. Tawa Tawa leaf tea will help you preventing dehydration as Tawa Tawa leaf contains compound that absorbs electrolytes and water in the body system.
6. Increase Platelet Production
   One study in Philippine stated that Tawa Tawa leaf contains 194% increase in platelet production. Well, how to use it? Prepare 1 teaspoon of dried leaves in one cup of hot water for 10 minutes and drink 2 to 3 times a day.
7. Help us End our Diarrhea
   Diarrhea is a really hassle kind of disease that may occur because of consuming contaminated foods. The food get contaminated by virus, bacteria, or parasite that would then make you defecate way too often. You can’t stop going to the bathroom to defecate. But don’t worry, from now on, you have an alternative herbs to consume. Study investigated the antidiarrheal activity of Euphorbia hirta extract. An active flavonoid constituent, quercitin, was isolated and showed anti-diarrheic activity. Decoction of the root used to allay vomiting, chronic diarrhea, and fevers.
8. Help us with our Skin Boils and Wounds
   Tawa Tawa leaf have the sources to treat wounds, warts, and fungi. Further, Tawa Tawa leaf can treat boils, rashes, and open wounds too. How to use it? You could apply dried or fresh powder of Tawa Tawa leaves as wound aids.
9. Help us with Snake Bite
   Tawa tawa crushed plants can help our body to stop bleeding. Just like the way to cure boils and wounds, you can simply cover your snake bites area with crushed tawa tawa plants and its watery liquid produced when we’re crushing it. Within a few days, your snake bite area condition will improve better.
10. Keep us Away from Microorganism with Negative Effects
    Tawa Tawa leaf acts as antibacterial, anti fungal, and anti ameba. Also, one of the health benefits of
    tawa-tawa leaf inhibits infections that common uses for athletes foot. Thus, how to use it? You could boil 50 grams fresh leaves in four cups water, and drink it 3 – 5 cups a day.
11. Oral Ulcers
    Tawa Tawa Tea used as a gargle
    heals oral ulcers because it kills bacteria that might cause you another mouth diseases.
12. Potential for Curing Cancer
    Study investigated the in vitro anticancer effects of E. hirta. But this thing need another further studies in the future to fully complete the information needed for curing the actual cancer cell in human body.
13. Breast-milk Stimultant
    The next health benefits of Tawa Tawa leaf is you can use this as traditional massage oil.

Even if the DOH does not have or has a recommendation for drinking tawa-tawa and if you are sure and you think it will help you.

Why don’t you just try?

It’s herbal and probably won’t have a bad effect on you.

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