How Good The Kalingag is?

A team member sneezed, so we immediately did tuob (steam inhalation) using leaves of Philippine native kaningag (cinnamon) and samuyaw (kaffir), as well as variegated lemon leaves and coffee grounds. Smells great, and all have antibacterial properties, too! Sneezing and itchy nose stopped right away. Be sure to plant your own cinnamon at home, in…

Many ask if cinnamon is the same as laurel or bay leaf because both are use as spice in cooking Adobo. (kidding aside.) Seriously, it has a lot of difference but both belongs to Lauraceae family. Sharing the basic information on the cinnamon from the presentation of Dr. Jay Picardal at the Philippine-American Academy of…

Many thanks to DOST TUPV HIVE for funding the trip and to ever committed team Zapphire, Ramon, Cathy, TUPV Greg Crisostomo, PEMO, Negros Occidental Samuel Maja, and cinnamon farmers for their generosity. It was raining heavily the whole day, so it was very slippery. Buwis-buhay ang pagkuha ng pictures at dahon (taking pictures of the…

No space for a tree? Plant your Philippine cinnamon in a container, as we did. We like that we have planted the Philippine cinnamon at home to participate in conservation and that we have a stash of the fresh leaves at home for cooking, drinking tea, inhaling steam (tuob), cooking rice, and many others. Be…

The World Health Organization recommends the use of the Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), a natural and inexpensive way to rehydrate when one suffers from diarrhea. In the Philippines, an age-old practice in rural communities is to drink tea from the Philippine cinnamon kalingag bark as a relief from diarrhea. Be sure to plant your own…