These are herbs that I see my mom using since I was at a young age. Most of these were source of cure, herbs that can be found on your kitchen. These medicinal herbs cures the common colds, cough, lower cholesterol, and even cures kidney problems. Also some of these herbal medicines were what we've learned from listening to Ernie Baron's, Knowledge Power! radio station, back when I was 5 - 8 years old.

I know some of you won't be into herbal cures, and you might not be compatible to some of it here. If so, don't attempt to try if you are not used to these herbs and veges.

Aloevera =  Aloevera leaves are use as a shampoo. It helps hair growth and a shiny healthy hair.

Apple = "an apple a day gives you fewer doctors to pay." I've read these from the book "The Healing Powers Of Vinegars." I bet you've also heard the other one saying ," An apple a day keeps doctors away." Apple are really delicious fruits and is also what my mom would advice me to eat everytime I got an upset stomach. It works for diarrhea, like guava and avocado leaves.

Guava leaves / Avocado leaves =  Both are used to treat diarrhea. These two are I can say the most trusted diarrhea cure in the Philippines. Which is why having an avocado tree or guava tree in your backyard comes in handy aside from having fresh fruits. Pick young leaves, about a handful of either a guava or avocado leaves. Wash it thouroughly and boil it to a 1 - 2 cups of water. When it comes to a boil and the water turns to reddish or greenish color it would then be appropriate to cool it off for a bit into a cup. Drink it warm.

Carrots/tomatoes/squash = these veges helps in maintaining a good eyesight. Carrots is an excellent source of beta-carotine, which also one of my favorite veges. Tomatoes is a good source of lycopene and a fair source of beta-carotine and vitamin C, same as squash which also has lutein and xiaxanthin. I  really admire my uncle's eyesight, he's the oldest among my mom's side of the family, can't just remember his age though, but my mom is now 63. They were 7 siblings and 6 already wearing eyeglassess. My uncle said he used to eat tomatoes when he was still a young boy back in the Philippines. For those who spend lots of time on the computer, this are really an excellent veges.

Bittermelon = Or Ampalaya. From its name you can tell that it is a bitter vege, but this is my parents and my uncle's favorite vegetable, I don't know why. These vege helps on lowering cholesterol and giving strength. Both the leaves and fruit (also considered vege) are used as herbal remedies. I used to cooked with thinly sliced bittermelon fruit everytime I'm feeling bad, I do this before I catch a cough. Also my mom used to cook tinola with bittermelon leaves.

Minced garlic and onion = 1 teaspoon or tablespoon of minced garlic and onion, top with honey are one of the other herbal remedies we used to cure common colds, cough, even asthma, and to lower cholesterol.

Pineapple = Mom taught us (my brother and I), that eating pineapple in the morning, before eating anything else, cleanses the body system, the intestines and such. If you're not used to this, please don't do so.

Raddish = Good for maintaining a weel functioning kidney. It cures kidney problems. Also corn juice, both are good for kidneys.