Anyway, we walked the whole stretch of Ongpin Street, from Santa Cruz Church in Carriedo to Binondo Church (National Shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz). There are a lot of wares being sold along the street but this one caught my attention:
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| Excuse the misspelling, LOL! |
I never knew that cogon (kugon in Filipino) is an herbal medicine until yesterday. But apparently, cogon provides healing for hemoptysis, hematuria, and nose bleed. Drinking a decoction made from its fresh rhizomes is also a cure for urinary tract infection as well as for painful outgrowths on the tongue. Last and most importantly, it has been used to cure DIABETES, arthritis, and wounds!
Then again, I haven't found even a single article of a study to support this. I didn't buy either so, if you know anyone who drinks cogon juice to lower his/her blood sugar, let me know!
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2 sweet comments:
Excellent post. For more information on the treatment of diabetes I strongly suggest you check this place out, www.treatmentofdiabetes.org
Resources like the
one you mentioned here will be very useful to me! I will post a link to this
page on my blog. I am sure my visitors will find that very useful.
http://www.planetayurveda.com/diabetes-herbal-remedies.htm
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