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Tawa-tawa, lagundi vs COVID-19? Philippines mulls traditional herbs in pandemic fight

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The Philippines might study the use of traditional herbs tawa-tawa and lagundi to treat patients with the novel coronavirus, the Department of Science and Technology said Thursday, as the world raced to find a cure against the contagion. The Food and Drug Administration allows the use of lagundi or chaste tree for cough, and tawa-tawa or asthma plant as a supplement for dengue patients, said DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña. &quot;Tayo ang nagpi-prepare na rin, baka sakaling i-try natin. Actually, nag-set aside na kami ng pondo para sa tawa-tawa at lagundi,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo. (We are preparing, we might try them. We have set aside funds for tawa-tawa and lagundi.) Local researchers are also <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/03/20/virgin-coconut-oil-clinical-trials-for-severe-covid-19-cases-in-pgh-gets-greenlight">studying the efficacy of virgin coconut oil</a> for severe COVID-19 cases. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/21/20/works-like-soap-scientist-explains-why-virgin-coconut-oil-could-be-covid-19-cure">&#x27;Works like soap&#x27;: Scientist explains why virgin coconut oil could be COVID-19 cure</a></li></ul><div>TeleRadyo, June 11, 2020 </div>

The Philippines might study the use of traditional herbs tawa-tawa and lagundi to treat patients with the novel coronavirus, the Department of Science and Technology said Thursday, as the world raced to find a cure against the contagion.

The Philippines might study the use of traditional herbs tawa-tawa and lagundi to treat patients with the novel coronavirus, the Department of Science and Technology said Thursday, as the world raced to find a cure against the contagion.