HALAMANG GAMOT: TUBA

Ang tuba-tuba ay isang halamang gamot na may sayantipikong pangalan na Jotropha curcas, kilala sa Pilipinas bilang isang lunas sa pasa at natapilok na bukong-bukong.  Kulay pulang katas ang makukuha sa ugat nito at kulay asul naman sa kanyang balat.  Ang isa sa pinaka may pag-asa o inaasahan na parte ng punong ito ay ang kaniyang bunga na maaaring gawing alternatibong pangatong (biofuel).

Ang halamang ito ay lumalaki ng mula sa isa hanggang 8 metro o mahigit pa, may malapad na dahon at may limang umbok, 5 hanggang 8 pulgada ang haba.

ANO ANG MGA SAKIT NA MAAARING MAGAMOT NG TUBA?

1. Rayuma. Karaniwang nilalaga ang pinatuyong dahon at ugat ng tuba upang maibsan ang pananakit ng kasukasuan dahil sa rayuma.

2. Kagat ng ahas. Maaari ding ipampahid ang dinikdik na dahon ng tuba sa kagat ng ahas upang maiwasan ang pamamaga at iba pang komplikasyon sa sugat.

3. Pilay. Makatutulong naman ang pagtatapal ng dahon na pinahiran ng langis at pinadaanan sa apoy sa pilay at iba pang pananakit sa buto.

4. Bulate sa sikmura. Mahusay rin na pampurga sa mga bulete sa sikmura ang pinaglagaan ng ugat, dahon at balat ng kahoy ng tuba. Maaari ding gamitin ang langis na makukuha sa buto ng tuba.

5. Pigsa. Ang pinitpit na ugat tuba ay mabisang pang alis sa pigsa sa balat. Ito’y ipinangtatapal lamang sa apektadong bahagi ng balat.

6. Eczema. Ang buto rin ng tuba ay maaaring durugin at ihalo sa tubig bago ipampahid sa balat na apektado ng eczema.

ANO ANG MGA SUSTANSYA AT KEMIKAL NA MAAARING MAKUHA SA TUBA?

Ang iba’t ibang bahagi ng halamang tuba ay maaaring makuhanan ng maraming uri ng kemikal at sustansya na maaaring may benepisyo sa kalusugan:

• Ang ugat ng tuba ay may taglay na tannin.
• Ang buto naman ay mayroong langis (croton oil), na may taglay na croton globulin at croton albumin, arginine, at lysine. Mayroon pa itong lipase, invertase, amylase, raffinase at proteolytic enzyme. Maaari ding makuhanan ng crotone resin, tiglic acid, croton oleic acid, stearic, palmitic, myristic, lauric, oenanthrallic, capronic valerianic, butyric, isobutyric, acetic at formic acids. Mayroon din itong tannin.
  

ANONG BAHAGI NG HALAMAN ANG GINAGAMIT BILANG GAMOT, AT PAANO GINAGAMIT ANG MGA ITO?

Maaaring gamitin bilang gamot ang ilang bahagi ng halaman tulad ng:

• Ugat. Karaniwang nilalaga ang ugat upang mainom at makagamot sa ilagn sakit.
• Buto. Ang buto ay karaniwang kinukuhanan ng langis na maaaring gamitin na pampahid sa balat.
• Dahon. Ang dahon ay karaniwang pinatutuyo bago ilaga, ngunit maaari ding ilaga nang sariwa. Ang pinaglagaan ay maaaring inumin upang makagamot sa ilang kondisyon.

Ginagamit na gamot herbal sa:

     Pasa

     Natapilok (bukong-bukong)

Paano gamitin:

Bilang pantapal: 

1. Gugasan ang dahon
2. Punasan ng malinis na damit upang matuyo
3. Painitin sa mahinang apoy, lagyan ng langis, (langis ng niyog), ang iba ay gumagamit ng efficascent oil.
4. Ilagay sa apektadong bahagi, balutin ng damit o bendahe. 

       Palitan kung ang dahon ay tuyo o malutong na. 

Health Benefits of Tuba Tuba Leaves 

Eradicating Tumor.

Tumor is an illness because there is an inflammation in our body. Every inflammation (dangerous or not) can be called as a tumor because it is the place for the abnormal cells to grow. Tuba-tuba leaves are rich of Acetogenis. The substance can eradicate the abnormal cells that causes tumor without influencing the other cells. Take 11 pieces of tuba-tuba leaves. Boil them in 2 glasses of water until it becomes a half glass. Drink this potion regularly before sleeping.  Do this routinely for two months until we feel the changes.

Tuba-tuba leaves are powerful for medication because they contain substances that are effective for medication.

Preventing Infection.

Tuba-tuba leaves are powerful for preventing infection. Infection is a health problem because of germs come into our body. The common symptom of infection is fever because it is the sign for our body to attack the germs. Because tuba-tuba leaves are rich with high antioxidant, they are powerful for curing infection. Prepare 5 pieces of tuba-tuba leaves. Boil them with 5 glasses of water until it becomes 1 glass. Drink the potion once a day.

Removing the Blackheads.

Blackheads are sort of acnes that are produced by excessive oil in our skin pores. Blackheads are usually found in our face, back, arms, chest, and shoulders. Tuba-tuba leaves are powerful for removing the blackheads. Take 5 pieces of green tuba-tuba leaves. Wash them and mashed them until they are smooth. Apply the potion in a blackheads area every night before sleeping.

 Skin Face Regeneration.

Tuba-tuba leaves can also be used for skin face regeneration.  Take 8 pieces of tuba-tuba leaves. Boil them with 3 glasses of water until it becomes 1 glass. Drink this potion twice a week routinely until we feel the difference.

Reducing Cholesterol Level.

Several researches show that tuba-tuba leaves are powerful for lowering the level of bad cholesterol in our blood. Tuba-tuba leaves contain substance that can eliminate the bad cholesterol in our blood. Bad cholesterol usually comes along with poor choices of food intake, for example fried duck, fried chicken, fritters, and oily food. Moreover, the oil that uses many times until the color turns black.  That is the source of bad cholesterol that comes to our body.

Healing Uric Acid.

Uric acid usually attacks elderly men. However, young men and young women are possible to suffer from this illness.  Tuba-tuba leaves can solve the problem of uric acid. We can boil 10 pieces of tuba-tuba leaves which are already old but the color are still green and fresh (not brown or dry) with a glass of water. After it is warm, we can drink it twice a day.

Curing Cancer.

Tuba-tuba leaves are powerful to cure cancer 100 times stronger than chemotherapy. Take 10 pieces of old tuba-tuba leaves. Boil them with 3 glasses of water until it becomes 1 glass. Drink it twice a day every day for 2 weeks. They are said stronger than a chemotherapy because they are powerful to diminish the growth of abnormal cells and facilitate the normal cells to grow well.