BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE SCHOOL
City of Malolos

HERBS AND SPICES

in
MEYCAUAYAN
BULACAN
Submitted by :
Submitted to:
Leony R. Catchuela
Dean Richard Clemente

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE SCHOOL
City of Malolos

Herbs and Spices

Name : LEONY R. CATCHUELA
Course : MAEd-Biology
Locality : PAJO
BULACAN

City/Town : MEYCAUAYAN

Province :

Common/local/
Vernacular name

Complete scientific
name

1. Tawa Tawa or
The Asthma
Plant
Other names for the
plant are: pill
bearing spurge,
garden spurge, hairy
spurge, koko kahiki
in Hawaii, and
baridhudi in Hindi

Euphorbia hirta

Family

Group of
Plants
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
(eudicots,
GRADUATE SCHOOL
monocots
City of Malolos
etc.)

Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Genus:
Euphorbia
Species:E. hirta

Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales

Herb or Spice
(if it a spice, what
plant part/s is/are
utilized)

Herb / Spice
The leaves and
stems are most
commonly used
for tea but for
certain
applications
even the roots
are used.

Uses (food, medicine

perfume, flavoring,
garnishing and
preserving etc.; be
specific)
Lowers Blood
Pressure - Tawa Tawa
Tea lowers blood
pressure by being a
anti-diuretic agent
containing a
angiotensin enzyme
that decreases urine
output.
Anti-diuretic - Tawa
Tawa Tea is great for
those who suffer from
drinking too much
coffee and becoming
too dehydrated or
drinking too much
alcohol. This tea
decreases urine
output thus helping to
prevent dehydration.
It contains tannins and
other compounds that
re-absorb electrolytes
and water into the
system.
Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Ameba
Agent - Tawa Tawa
Tea is a good
antibacterial, antiameba, and antifungal agent that
inhibits the growth of
these infections plus