The rising cost of medicine and hospital treatment make herbal alternatives the cheaper and more attractive option for ailments. In recent years, there have been numerous studies done on the effectiveness of plants as possible cure for diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, among others. While some scientists are doubtful of the herbs’ medicinal properties, others are becoming more open in using plants for healing. One adventurous netizen named Noemi Sarino tried drinking tea from a damong ligaw.
Did she plant a seed of doubt about the Paragis? You be the judge when you read her Facebook post that went viral with 3,100 reactions and has been shared 6,875 times at the time of writing.
Noemi wasn’t able to provide any medical report that could prove her claim, but she attached a photo of her supposed cyst.
It might sound silly as a goose, but she might be on to something.
Paragis, commonly known as goosegrass weed, offers a lot of health benefits. Nowadays, the lowly plant is dubbed as “God’s gift to mankind” because of its versatility in our medicine cabinets and, would you believe, the kitchen tables!
Yes, that weed you consider pesky in your graden could actually be eaten as salad, adding tender shoots and drizzling olive oil. Upon serving, you could actually say, “Eto! Kumain ka ng damo.”
But, what are the health benefits of drinking tea made from leaves, stems, and roots of goosegrass or Paragis? Well, here are few things it could reportedly cure.
Thanks to its antioxidants, drinking goosegrass tea lowers the risk of developing cancer cells in your body. Likewise, ovarian cysts reportedly decrease in size once you’ve developed the habit of drinking tea.
Since Paragis is a strong diuretic, it helps in alleviating kidney problems and a host of other urinary tract infections, like gallstones and bladder.
Who needs skin creams if you could make a poultice from Paragis to soothe skin problems like psoriasis and eczema? Patch it on arthritic joints or minor wounds, even sprains, to ease the pain.
There are conflicting reports if someone with diabetes can or should drink Paragis. But to be on the safe side, it’s better to consult first with your doctor since it could significantly affect your health. However, if you believe in the saying “Prevention is better than cure,” you might find it beneficial to drink Paragis tea for its reported bevy of benefits.
To end the wild goose chase of finding a cure-all, perhaps we should study Paragis more and its herbal uses.
Read some of the netizens’ reactions on Noemi Sarino’s post:
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