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Niyog-Niyogan: Herbal Uses & Benefits

Niyog-niyogan is a large climbing shrub native to Southeast Asia with fragrant flowers in various colors and edible fruit. It is used in Philippine herbal medicine to expel intestinal worms and parasites, treat kidney inflammation, and remedy boils, skin ulcers, headaches, diarrhea, fever, and painful urination. Research also indicates it contains compounds that suppress tumor cell growth. Potential side effects include hiccups, diarrhea, and abdominal pain from eating the nuts for multiple days or when fresh.

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Niyog-Niyogan: Herbal Uses & Benefits

Niyog-niyogan is a large climbing shrub native to Southeast Asia with fragrant flowers in various colors and edible fruit. It is used in Philippine herbal medicine to expel intestinal worms and parasites, treat kidney inflammation, and remedy boils, skin ulcers, headaches, diarrhea, fever, and painful urination. Research also indicates it contains compounds that suppress tumor cell growth. Potential side effects include hiccups, diarrhea, and abdominal pain from eating the nuts for multiple days or when fresh.

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What Is Niyog-Niyogan

Scientific Names:Quisqualis indica


Common Names :
Chinese honeysuckle (English)
Rangoon Creeper (English)
Niyog-niyogan (Filipino)
Quiscual (Spanish)
Madhu Malti or Madhumalti (Hindu)
Radha Manoharam (Telugu)
Shih-chun-tzu (China)
Niyog-niyogan is a large climbing, woody shrub that is native in Southeast Asian
countries including the Philippines, India, Myanmar and Malaysia. Niyog-niyogan grows
to about 20 feet in height with leaves that is rounded at the bottom and pointed at the
tips. Niyog-niyogan shrub has fragrant and colorful flowers. Niyog-niyogan flowers
exhibit varying colors, from white, red, reddish purple, pink red to orange that sprouts
into clusters. Niyog-niyogan has edible fruit that is ellipsoidal in shape with five
lengthwise wings. It has seeds that are black in color.
Niyog-niyogan is also one of the herbal plants endorsed by the Philippine Department of
Health for its deworming property. Niyog-niyogan has other medicinal benefits as
discussed in the following.

Niyog-Niyogan Herbal Medicine - Health Benefits


According to Philippine Department of Health, Niyog-niyogan has the following folkloric
health benefits.
Expels Intestinal Wormsand Parasites. The seeds of Niyogniyogan are dried and taken orally. Recommended dosage is 4
to 7 seeds for Children while 8 to 10 seeds for Adults.
Caution: Adverse reactions - diarrhea, abdominal pain,
distention and hiccups more likely if nuts are eaten in
consecutive days or when fresh nuts are eaten.
Treatment of Inflammation of Kidneys, Niyog-niyogan fruits
are believed to alleviate nephritis or inflammation of the kidneys.
Remedy for boils and skin ulcers; Niyog-niyogan leaves are pounded and applied to
externally to skin ulcers and boils.
Remedy for headaches, Niyog-niyogan leaves are applied to the head to relieve
headaches.

Remedy for Diarrhea and Fever, ripe fruits of Niyog-niyogan are roasted and taken
internally for diarrhea and fever treatment.
Remedy for Dysuria or painful urination. A decoction of boiled Niyog-niyogan leaves
are taken as tea to relieve pain while urinating.
Anti-Cancer, According to Professor Dr. Thomas Efferth of the DKFZ who studied 76
kinds of Chinese Medicinal plants, Niyog-niyogan or the Rangoon Creeper contains
three ingredients with powerful anti-tumor activity that suppress the growth of a specific
tumor cell line that is particularly resistant to many commonly used cytotoxins due to
overproduction of a transport protein in the cell wall. In contrast, a whole range of
standard anti-cancer drugs fail to be effective against this cell.

Niyog-Niyogan, Herbal Medicine Side Effects


Adverse side effects of the Niyog-niyogan or Chinese honeysuckle may include the
following;

hiccups,
diarrhea, and
abdominal pain)

frequently occur if the nuts of the plant are eaten for consecutive days or when fresh
nuts are eaten.

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