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==News About Tawa Tawa == | ==News About Tawa Tawa == | ||
'''Alternative Treatments for Dengue Fever''' | |||
*Source:http://www.dpointernational.com/dpo/news/food-science/172-alternative-treatment-for-dengue-fever | |||
: By Ms. Chai Pei Yin (DPO International) | |||
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates there may be 50-100 million dengue infections globally every year, with 2.5 billion people, at risk of this mosquito-borne infectious disease. | |||
The potentially lethal and escalating dengue fever is problem with no definitive treatment available for now. Yet, many dengue victims swear by using back-to-nature traditional medicines for drastic cures. With no definitive treatment from modern medicine available, the best treatment for this infectious disease might lie in nature. | |||
:Tawa- tawa (Euphorbia hirta) | |||
Tawa-tawa is a common medical plant grown in India, Australia and Philippines. It contains the phytochemicals components such as polyphenols, alkaloids, flavonoids, sterols, tannins and triterpenoids in the whole plant. | |||
Animal studies showed that the active ingredients are suspected to be responsible in the increasing platelet count. Therefore, the potential use of tawa-tawa as a decoction is attributable to its effect on platelet distribution and possibly to the platelet protective activity of its antioxidant polyphenolic constituents | |||
:Pegaga Juice | |||
Another one traditional cure for dengue fever is raw pegaga leaf juice. Pegaga or ulam pegaga (Centella asiatica) grows wild in many parts of Asia. | |||
Researchers at the Asian Institute of Science and Technology in Malaysia found that pegaga (Centella asiatica) juice can increase the platelet count of people diagnosed with dengue fever. It contains active ingredients such as triterpeniods, glycosides, alkaloids and amino acids which are potent scavengers of free radicals. | |||
:Papaya Leaf Juice | |||
Papaya leaves contain various nutrients and pytoconstituents like saponins, tannins, cardiac glycosides and alkaloids. These constituents can act on the bone marrow, prevent its destruction and enhance its ability to produce platelets. | |||
The potent antioxidant activity of papaya leaves is attributed to the array of phenolic compounds such as papain, chymopapain, cystatin, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, cyanogenic-glucosides and glucosinolates. Extensive studies have been demonstrated that aqueous leaf extracts of papaya leaves exhibited potential activity against dengue fever by increasing the platelets count, white blood cells and neutrophils. | |||
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''' 'Tawa-tawa' leaves: For this miracle herb, dengue is just a cup of tea''' | ''' 'Tawa-tawa' leaves: For this miracle herb, dengue is just a cup of tea''' | ||
*Source:http://varsitarian.net/sci_tech/20111004/for_this_miracle_herb_dengue_is_just_a_cup_of_tea | *Source:http://varsitarian.net/sci_tech/20111004/for_this_miracle_herb_dengue_is_just_a_cup_of_tea | ||