Banaba is a medium-sized tree. Its leaves have been used to treat diabetes in folk medicine for centuries. In addition to their anti-diabetic properties, banaba leaves offer health benefits, such as ...

CEBU, Philippines - Banaba is a medium-sized tree which grows up to 30 meters in height and about 40 centimeters in diameter at breast height. The leaf base is almost rounded while the apex is acute ...

Banaba is the Tagalog name for the tree dubbed “pride of India” (more scientifically known as Lagerstroemia speciosa). The purple-flowered tree grows in tropical parts of the Americas, India and the ...

Which banaba supplements are best? Banaba is a tree native to Southeast Asia. Its leaves are most commonly used to help treat diabetes. Banaba leaf extract has a range of antioxidant and anti-diabetic ...

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino scientist has discovered the potential of two indigenous plants as cure for cancer, the third leading cause of death in the country. Dr. Gerard Penecilla, a ...

With April right around the corner, tourists from around the world — including Filipinos — will jet to Tokyo to see its famed cherry blossoms. But why travel thousands of kilometers away when there ...