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==Simple ways of Using Tawa Tawa== | ==Simple ways of Using Tawa Tawa== | ||
By: Frank Maletsky | By: Frank Maletsky | ||
#Pick the fresh tawa-tawa leaves (8 inches long stems and about a dozen). Simply cut the stem which will normally come with the leaves and flowers. Wash them with fresh water to remove dirt. Pound what you have collected in a mortar and pestle. Prepare boiling hot water. Pour the boiling water (10oz.) directly into the mortar (container). Let it cool down, then pour the contents using a strainer into a bowl or tall glass (10 oz.), squeeze out all the juice from the solids. Make enough to last the whole day. One glass every 4 hours. | #Pick the fresh tawa-tawa leaves (8 inches long stems and about a dozen). Simply cut the stem which will normally come with the leaves and flowers. Do not pick the ones with brown leaves. Wash them with fresh water to remove dirt. Pound what you have collected in a mortar and pestle. Prepare boiling hot water. Pour the boiling water (10oz.) directly into the mortar (container). Let it cool down, then pour the contents using a strainer into a bowl or tall glass (10 oz.), squeeze out all the juice from the solids. Make enough to last the whole day. One glass every 4 hours. | ||
#*The first 10 oz. glass will produce immediate positive results within 2 hours. Fever will be reduced. Maintain hydration. | #*The first 10 oz. glass will produce immediate positive results within 2 hours. Fever will be reduced. Maintain hydration. | ||