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What is all the fuss about malunggay?

Posted in Herbal & Preventive Nutrition News, Medicinal Plants, Health Tipsat 6:54 am by oc !milMalunggay has been in focus in recent months. Not only is it a

vegetable for good health and many ailments, it is now being

investigated as a biofuel and a clean one which does not giveany toxic by-product on combustion. Considered to be a miraclevegetable we have abundant material for our food and we hope wewill not miss the boat here since its becoming an important economic product or rawmaterial.We know that malunggay has been in our diet but we only think of this vegetable formothers who want more milk production. In an analysis by F!I"#$%& 'Food andutrition !esearch Institute " #ept of %cience and &echnology( 100 grams (1 cupcooed! of malunggay leaves contain ".1 g. protein, 0.# g. fiber, $# mg calcium,%$ mg phosphorus, 1.& mg iron, %,'%0 mg -carotene, 0.0& mg thiamin, 0.1) mgriboflavin, 1.1 mg niacin, and *" mg ascorbic acid or vitamin +. t also has a

high antioxidant activity (&1 relative to it /!. What we really do not know is theform in which the minerals occur. For some of us who have heard about chelatedminerals it makes us wonder if such forms are present in malunggay . +helatedminerals are defined as minerals bonded with amino acids. his binded formenables many plant derived minerals to be assimilated by the body in minute

amounts to meet the daily reuirements. )nlike synthetic minerals* we need onlya small amount of chelated minerals to meet the bodys re+uirement. &he reason isthat synthetic minerals have to be given in large amounts in order for them to gettransported into the cells. &he implication is that if the minerals of plants are mainly inchelated forms* we dont need to use synthetic supplements for our daily needs. 2cup of malunggaywill be enough for our health maintenance or higher than

that would also mean our ability to raise our anti-oxidant intae if we are acancer patient. Malunggay has also been reported to be able to lower bloodsugar. 3o in addition to ampalaya, banaba, luyang dilaw, we have malunggay.2dults who want calcium supplementation will thus benefit for the preventionof osteoporosis.

%o e,tend your hori-on* eat malunggay* plant malunggay and we should be healthy'if we eat this vege often(. %omeone told me she is taking malunggay shae, wellwhy not, we can mae it better tasting by adding pineapple 4uice. ry this5 16%cup fresh (raw! malunggay leaves 7 1 cup water -blended and strained. 2ddanother 16% cup of pineapple 4uice for a health drin taen %-" x a wee. wo

times daily for cancer survivors.2lways mae a fresh blend, to be consumedwith % hours.Maybe this should be comparable to wheatgrass 4uice,which isimported from the 83.

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Ipil-ipil (Leucaena glauca Linn.)

Posted in Medicinal Plantsat ":#" am by oc !mil

The dried seeds o$ the plant can be used as anti%helmintic a'ainstworms( especially roundworms such as ascaris) Powder the dried seedsusin' mortar) *bout 5 seeds can be consumed by children which can berepeated every "%6 months)

Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.)Posted in Medicinal Plantsat ":#+ am by oc !mil

* decoction o$ $resh 'uava leaves can be used $or wound cleanin' toprevent in$ection and to $acilitate healin' o$ the sin with ulcers orwounds)o! to use"-ust wash the a$$ected sin with the decoction o$ leaves) Thiscan be done daily and can alos relieve itchiness)

#ang$ong (Ipomoea a%uatica &o's$. alsoIpomoea 'eptans Poi')

Posted in Medicinal Plants, .ood and Mealsat 6:56 am by oc !mil

This ve'etable is rich in iron and can also provide vitamin / comple0)1ooin' an'on' should be easy as a stir%$ried ve'etable) 2aute 'arlic,onions and to$u, add a little soy sauce optional: oyster sauce and sesameoil( and then add an'on' tops) Mae sure that the ve'etable isthorou'hly washed and mae sure that cooin' time is 3ust ri'ht to retainthe crisp uality o$ the youn' stems)

vocado (Pe'sea ame'icana)

Posted in Medicinal Plantsat : am by oc !mil *vocado is considered the most nutritious $ruit in the world) *vocadoprovides more than #5 essential nutrients such as protein, potassium,vitamin !, 1, /%vitamins, $olic acid, iron, copper, phosphorus andma'nesium) *vocado also provides calories $or ener'y and bene$icialphytochemicals such as beta%sitosterol, 'lutathione and lutein necessaryto protect us $rom the dama'e o$ ultraviolet radiation $rom many sources%computers and environment() *ome believe that the fat content of avocado is damagingbut the fat in avocado is mostly monounsatu'ated) 7hat should beavoided or reduced is saturated $at that is present in most dairy andanimal products) 8n $act, avocado helps in the absorption o$ nutrients thatare $at%soluble such as alpha and beta%carotene and lutein, when $oodcontainin' these nutrients are eaten with avocado) *vocado is also hi'h in$iber that is 'ood $or the di'estive system and the heart) +ve'all avocado is conside'ed a complete food. Withvitamins mine'als antio,idants calo'ies and fibe' !ith nocholeste'ol and is sodium f'ee.*vocado is ideal $or 'rowin' upchildren, adults and even $or babies, especially when blended with other$ruits) .or athletes, avocado is a nutritious ener'y booster to rev up thebody9s stren'th) he avocado diet 'educed total choleste'ol by pe'centcompa'ed !ith / pe'cent fo' the lo!-fat diet. nothe' impo'tantobse'vation !as that it imp'oved the good choleste'ol (0L o'high density lipop'otein) by 1/ pe'cent. he daily amount ofavocado 'anged f'om 123 avocado fo' small !omen to 1 123 fo'la'ge !omen.Why avocado fat lowers cholesterol? *vocado $at content is the reason to lower cholesterol since it ismonounsaturated $at) *nother reason is that avocado pacs more o$ thecholesterol%smashin' beta%sitosterol a bene$icial plant%based $at( than201511120.doc Page 2 of 8 1/8/2014

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any other $ruit) /eta%sitosterol reduces the amount o$ cholesterol absorbed$rom $ood) 2o the combination of beta-sitoste'ol andmonounsatu'ated fat ma$es the avocado an e,cellent choleste'olbuste'. 4eta-*itoste'ol has an appa'ent ability to bloc$ the bad L0Lcholeste'ol abso'ption f'om the intestineresultin' in lower bloodcholesterol levels) he ust'alian study not only 'epo'ted thateating eithe' half o' a !hole avocado f'uit pe' day fo' a monthsucceeded in lo!e'ing choleste'ol levels but at the same timemost people in the study lost !eight.Sid Information on beta-sitosterol 8t is a phytosterol or plant alcohol that is literally in every ve'etable weeat) 7e already eat this every day but we 3ust don9t 'et enou'h o$ it) Thetypical *ctually the term beta%sitosterol; in commerce re$ers to thenatural combination o$ beta%sitosterol, sti'masterol, campesterol andbrassicasterol as this is how they are made by nature in plants) There areno ma'ic $oods with hi'h levels o$ phytosterols, but they can beine0pensively e0tracted $rom su'ar cane pulp, soybeans and pine oil)

Lychees (Litchi chinensis)

Posted in Medicinal Plantsat itamin 1, as well as calcium, potassiumand phosphorus as well as thiamine) They are o$ten used in cooin' to$lavor a meat dish, much lie pineapple or raisins are used to $lavor a ham)=ychees are also pressed $or 3uice, and pulped to mae a sherbet dishwhich is very popular in 1hina) They are also used to $lavor tea? eatin'lychee $ruit is su''ested as a cure $or a cou'h, di'estive complaints andeven ulcers) 2o drinin' lychee 3uice can help heal stomach ulcers)=ychees help the sin in other ways too? the vitamin 1 in lychees helpsproduce colla'en) 8n + 'rams o$ $ruit, over 6 m' o$ vitamin 1 can beobtained, about #5 m' o$ thiamine, +

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onions and othe' g'een leafy vegetables.8$ you have tried aru'ulawith 'arden salad, then you can eat 'otu ola as added value to your'arden salad)

9angong:3cientific Name5 Ipomoea aquatica;ors., also Ipomoea reptans

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di$eruloylmethane(, a polyphenolic plant pi'ment, 'ives the distinctyellow color and is the primary substance o$ interest) The 3uice can beapplied topically to ulcers and even ec@ematous lesions o$ the sin toreduce in$lammation and as antiseptic) The anti%in$lammatory propertymay be compared to that o$ hydrocortisone) The rhi@ome also containsvolatile oils)The anti%in$lammatory properties o$ turmeric is now bein' investi'ated onthe colon and even multiple sclerosis) 8$ you tae pain iller dru's on are'ular basis such that you are liely to be less productive without pain

relievers $or 3oint pains o$ arthritis or even o$ muscular ori'in or what wecall rheumatism, try turmeric tea) he t'aditional *alabat@ can be acombination of the usual ginge' and tu'me'ic. Luyang dila!@ o'tu'me'iccan be bou'ht $rom your local maret)

iscover your $reedom $rom pain as well as protection o$ your liver withnatural products such as =uyan' ilaw);Medicinal Plantsat

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*ome &acts bout mpalaya(4itte' Gou'd)

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