WHAT IS LAGUNDI?

Lagundi, a shrub from the Verbanaceae family traditionally used in treatment of asthma, fever, headaches, inflammation, and arthritis, is a licensed and registered medicinal plant that is native to the Philippines. In 1996, Lagundi became the first herbal medicine to be licensed and duly registered by the Philippine Department of Health. After extensive studies and clinical tests, the Philippine DOH has certified Lagundi for use in cases of colds, flu, pharyngitis, and asthma. Lagundi comes from a Philippine variety of Vitex negundo, an herb listed in the Sanskrit Materia Medica as having anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties with applications including the treatment of cough, fever, catarrh, and rheumatism. Lagundi contains crysophlenol D, a smooth muscle relaxant with anti-histamine properties. Although the Philippines are rich in flora with over 10,000 varieties of plants, its Department of Health has only approved a handful has having certified medicinal qualities. And Lagundi was the first!

ASTHMA

Filipinos have the highest (per capita) rate of asthma in Asia. The Philippine Department of Health has recommended that Lagundi be used in mild to moderate cases of asthma. Lagundi's anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine properties has been effective in relieving asthma because histamine can constrict the bronchial tubes and inflammation of mucus membranes can cause wheezing. Lagundi was also found to inhibit the release  of leukotrienes, which stimulate contraction of bronchial smooth muscle and, like histamines, contribute to constricted breathing and inflammation of the lungs.

PUT TO THE TEST

At the time of its certification in the Philippines, randomized double blind clinical trials pitted Lagundi against two prescription medicines: Theophylline (a bronchodilator) and Bromhexine (a cough suppressant). Lagundi's bronchodilation and antitussive results were virtually identical (±5%) in their ability to decrease symptoms in an eight-hour period. Unlike prescription bronchodilators, which often have side effects (like heart palpitations, nervousness, and hyperactivity), Lagundi has no side effects.

Healthy Lifestyles
Lagundi Eucalyptus Tea
For a healthy body. Traditionally used as folkloric food supplement for people with asthma, cough, phlegm, fever, headache, and toothache.

Ingredients: 90% Lagundi (Tag.) leaves Vitex negundo L. (Sc.), Five-leaf chaste tree (Eng.); 10% Eucalyptus (Eng.) leaves Eucalyptus globulus (Sc.)

Directions: 
Simply pour a cup of hot water over a tea bag of Healthy Lifestyles and steep for about 5 minutes. Drink 3 times a day. One tea bag can refill more than twice.

Storage Condition:
Keep in cool dry place

Net Weight: 50 gms
( 25 Tea Bags x 2 gms )