00:00If you say malunggay, it's already a dish, it's a pan de salpa.
00:07But this wonder vegetable can also be made into tea.
00:11Others believe that it's an alternative medicine for cancer.
00:16The question is, is this true?
00:19That's what we'll find out later.
00:22For 35-year-old Vivian,
00:25you can never go wrong with malunggay vegetables.
00:29Aside from being delicious in dishes like tinolang manok,
00:33she also makes tea.
00:36She believes that it's an excellent medicine for some feelings.
00:41I saw the benefits of malunggay,
00:44so I tried it.
00:46If it's really effective,
00:49I started drinking tea.
00:54Vivian was 18 years old when she was diagnosed with malunggay.
01:01One day,
01:03I was walking in Kanang Dibdib,
01:07and I saw a big malunggay.
01:12I was afraid that it might cause cancer.
01:18Vivian was afraid that it might cause cancer,
01:21so she did a search online.
01:25And what she found was
01:27malunggay tea.
01:32I saw that malunggay is an excellent medicine for cancer.
01:40So I started drinking malunggay tea.
01:42I heard that malunggay is an excellent medicine for skin diseases.
01:48So I tried it.
01:51According to lifestyle medicine expert Dr. Mabel Tuesday Capistrano,
01:55malunggay has a beneficial effect on health.
01:59Malunggay or Moringa oleifera
02:02started in India for so many years.
02:05They know that malunggay has a lot of medicinal properties.
02:09It's not only used as food,
02:12but it's also known for its health benefits.
02:16Malunggay is full of antioxidants,
02:19phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals.
02:23Antioxidants protect the cells from damage.
02:28Antioxidants are like scavengers.
02:33They remove free radicals
02:37that cause inflammation in our body.
02:42Inflammation is known to cause cancer, diabetes,
02:49even obesity, malnutrition.
02:53Malunggay also has a lot of medicinal properties.
02:55Vivian grows malunggay leaves next to her house.
03:01This is the malunggay I just harvested.
03:04I washed it thoroughly.
03:07We need to wash it thoroughly.
03:10Vivian will boil it in water for 15 minutes.
03:13After 15 minutes,
03:16she can drink the malunggay tea.
03:21After a few months of drinking it,
03:24Vivian believes that
03:26malunggay tea can cure her cancer.
03:32I don't feel nauseous anymore.
03:34I don't feel dizzy anymore.
03:36I don't feel nauseous anymore.
03:38I just kept drinking malunggay tea.
03:41Besides malunggay,
03:43malunggay can also cure headaches and migraines.
03:49Whenever I have a headache,
03:53I just drink malunggay tea.
03:57When Vivian confessed,
03:58she was not able to get a check-up
04:00since she started drinking malunggay tea.
04:04Because of the pandemic,
04:07my husband lost his job,
04:10so we couldn't get a check-up.
04:14So I decided to look for remedies
04:19that can cure my condition.
04:21I tried herbal remedies.
04:25But the question is,
04:27is malunggay tea really effective
04:30against malunggay?
04:33We can't categorically say that it can cure malunggay,
04:37but it can help.
04:39Since malunggay has an inflammation component,
04:46and since malunggay has powerful antioxidants,
04:50it can really help.
04:53Doc Mabel also added,
04:55the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care,
04:59or PHITAC,
05:00does not yet recommend malunggay as a herbal remedy.
05:03As of now, malunggay is not yet included in the accredited PHITAC,
05:09although PHITAC is already famous for its medicinal and therapeutic benefits.
05:16So further trials, clinical studies, and research are needed
05:21to prove this.
05:25That's why Doc Mabel recommended
05:27to consult with experts,
05:29especially on conditions or diseases
05:32that are related to malunggay or to the body.
05:36In case we have malunggay,
05:39no matter what the condition of our body,
05:42the best thing to do is to consult with our doctor.
05:47If there's a chance,
05:48I would like to have it checked
05:50to make sure that there's no malunggay,
05:53even if I have a headache.
05:56I would also like to know what the cause is.
06:02Meanwhile, for Vivian,
06:04she will continue to include malunggay in her dishes
06:08because of its medicinal benefits.
06:10Now, she will eat stir-fried malunggay fruit.
06:23Let's just wait for it to turn brown.
06:27After 15 minutes,
06:29the stir-fried malunggay fruit is ready to eat.
06:34Malunggay is considered a miracle tree
06:37because supposedly, all parts of the tree,
06:41from the leaves, flowers, fruit, pod, seed, and bark,
06:48supposedly have medicinal benefits.
06:51Although the most popular one is the leaf.
06:55The fruit also has vitamin C, calcium,
07:01potassium, and protein.
07:05Dear listeners,
07:06remember, even if malunggay has a lot of medicinal benefits,
07:10it does not mean that it is a solution or medicine for various feelings.
07:14For our experts to remind us,
07:17it is still better to consult
07:19so that our health is safe.
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