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Tsaang Gubat is one of the 10 herbs that is endorsed the Philippine Department of
Health (DOH) as an antispasmodic for abdominal (stomach) pains. And is registered as a herbal medicine at the Philippine Bureau
of Food & Drug (BFAD). Tsaang Gubat is a shrub (small tree) that grows
(from 1 to 5 meters) abundantly in the Philippines. In folkloric medicine, the leaves has been used as a disinfectant wash during
child birth, as cure for diarrhea, as tea for general good heath and because Tsaang Gubat has high fluoride content, it is used
as a mouth gargle for preventing tooth decay. Research and test now prove it's efficacy as an herbal medicine. Aside from the
traditional way of taking Tsaag Gubat, it is now available commercially in capsules, tablets and tea bags.
Tsaang Gubat is also knows as: Wild Tea, Forest Tea, Alibungog (Visayas Region),
Putputai (Bicol Region) and Maragued (Ilocos Region). Scientific name: Ehretia Microphylla Lam. |
