International Day of Forests

What natural relief can you do at home when you have diarrhea? Turmeric, Philippine cinnamon, and honey all have natural antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antiviral properties, plus tea can replace lost fluids. How to make the tea: Boil 1 liter of water, drop sliced thumb-sized turmeric and 2 pieces of Philippine cinnamon bark, and simmer for…

Saang mga lugar sa Pilipinas matatagpuan ang Kalingag (Philippine cinnamon)? (Where in the country does Kalingag -Philippine Cinnamon- exist?) Slides 2-4 of 41. Sharing the presentation of Dr. Jay Picardal, with his permission, during the Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering (PAASE) online conference last July 21, 2020. Our urban areas were once forests, too….

Sharing 8 ways to use your Philippine cinnamon leaves: as natural and healthful flavoring to dishes like adobo, humba, lechon and in boiled foods, tea (analgesic), steam inhalation (tuob), aromatic water mixed with alcohol, essential oil, aromatic water as facial moisturizer, aroma in steamed rice, and flavored water. Click pictures for procedures. Plant your own…

Pure Philippine cinnamon is grown by small farmers in Negros Occidental who are partners of Plantsville Health. The farmers did not use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides (organic). The bark is good to boil for tea and to drink hot or cold to relieve diarrhea and stomach aches (indigestion, flatulence, menstrual cramps, stress, etc.). Studies found…

We still remember in 2017 when we first met and told the farmers that kaningag IS Philippine cinnamon, and that it is a valuable tree for the forest and all that lives on it, and as food and medicine. They were amazed because many farmers were using the kaningag for charcoal then. They don’t have…