Lemon grass is locally known to us Filipinos as tanglad. I got this from a friend. It’s the discovery about lemon grass and its healing effect for cancer patients. It’s quite a long read but if you have cancer or know anyone who has cancer, it can be a great help to you/them.
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Discovery of a Cancer Patient
While I was undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, my oncologist,Dr. Cecilia Llave, suggested that I try tanglad (lemon grass) for a drink, a tip she got from one of her patients.
That’s what I have been doing the past three years. I don’t know if tanglad has something to do with it but so far I’m okay.
A few weeks ago, an article on the medicinal powers of tanglad went the rounds of internet. There’s no harm trying this. A bunch of tanglad is ten centavos. Or you can plant it in your backyard for a steady supply.
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The article is by Allison Kaplan Sommer:
‘At first, Benny Zabidov, an Israeli agriculturalist who grows
greenhouses full of lush spices on a pastoral farm in Kfar Yedidya in the
Sharon region, couldn’t understand why so many cancer patients from around
the country were showing up on his doorstep asking for fresh lemon
grass.
‘It turned out that their doctors had sent them.
‘’They had been told to drink eight glasses of hot water with fresh
lemongrass steeped in it on the days that they went for their radiation
and chemotherapy treatments,’ Zabidov told ISRAEL21c. ‘And this is the
place you go to in Israel for fresh lemon grass.’
‘It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev
discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills
cancer cells in vitro, while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
‘The research team was led by Dr. Rivka Ofir and Prof. Yakov Weinstein,
incumbent of the Albert Katz Chair in Cell-Differentiatio n and
Malignant Diseases, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at
BGU.
‘Citral is the key component that gives the lemony aroma and taste in
several herbal plants such as lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), Melissa
(Melissa officinalis) and verbena (Verbena officinalis. )
‘According to Ofir, the study found that citral causes cancer cells to
’commit suicide: using apoptosis, a mechanism called programmed cell
death.
‘A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough
citral toprompt the cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.
‘The BGU investigators checked the influence of the citral on cancerous
cells by adding them to both cancerous cells and normal cells that
were grown in a petri dish. The quantity added in the concentrate was
equivalent to the amount contained in a cup of regular tea using one gram
of lemon herbs in hot water. While the citral killed the cancerous
cells, the normal cells remained unharmed.
‘The findings were published in the scientific journal Planta Medica,
which highlights research on alternative and herbal remedies. Shortly
afterwards, the discovery was featured in the popular Israeli press.
‘Why does it work? Nobody knows for certain, but the BGU scientists
have a theory.
‘’In each cell in our body, there is a genetic program which causes
programmed cell death. When something goes wrong, the cells divide with no
control and become cancer cells. In normal cells, when the cell
discovers that the control system is not operating correctly - for example,
when it recognizes that a cell contains faulty genetic material
following cell division it triggers cell death,’ explains Weinstein. ‘This
research may explain the medical benefit of these herbs.’
‘The success of their research led them to the conclusion that herbs
containing citral may be consumed as a preventative measure against
certain cancerous cells.
‘As they learned of the BGU findings in the press, many physicians in
Israel began to believe that while the research certainly needed to be
explored further, in the meantime it would be advisable for their
patients, who were looking for any possible tool to fight their condition, to
try to harness the cancer-destroying properties of citral.
‘That’s why Zabidov’s farm - the only major grower of fresh lemon grass
in Israel - has become a pilgrimage destination for these patients.
Luckily, they found themselves in sympathetic hands. Zabidov greets
visitors with a large kettle of aromatic lemon grass tea, a plate of
cookies, and a supportive attitude.
‘’My father died of cancer, and my wife’s sister died young because of
cancer,’ said Zabidov. ‘So I understand what they are dealing with.
And I may not know anything about medicine, but I’m a good listener.
And so they tell me about their expensive painful treatments and what
they’ve been through. I would never tell them to stop being treated, but
it’s great that they are exploring alternatives and drinking the lemon
grass tea as well.’
‘Zabidov knew from a young age that agriculture was his calling. At age
14, he enrolled in the Kfar Hayarok Agricultural high school.
After his army service, he joined an idealistic group which headed
south, in the Arava desert region, to found a new moshav (agricultural
settlement) called Tsofar.
‘’We were very successful; we raised fruits and vegetables, and,’ he
notes with a smile, ‘We raised some very nice children.’
‘On a trip to Europe in the mid-80s, he began to become interested in
herbs.
Israel , at the time, was nothing like the trend-conscious
cuisine-oriented country it is today, and the only spices being grown commercially
were basics like parsley, dill, and coriander.
‘Wandering in the Paris market, looking at the variety of herbs and
spices, Zabidov realized that there was a great export potential in this
niche. He brought samples back home with him, ‘which was technically
illegal,’ he says with a guilty smile, to see how they would grow in his
desert greenhouses.
Soon, he was growing basil, oregano, tarragon, chives, sage, marjoram
and melissa, and mint just to name a few.
‘His business began to outgrow his desert facilities, and so he decided
to move north, settling in the moshav of Kfar Yedidya, an hour and a
half north of Tel Aviv. He is now selling ’several hundred kilos’ of
lemon grass per week, and has signed with a distributor to package and put
it in health food stores.
‘Zabidov has taken it upon himself to learn more about the properties
of citral, and help his customers learn more, and has invited medical
experts to his farm to give lectures about how the citral works and why.
‘He also felt a responsibility to know what to tell his customers about
its see. ‘When I realized what was happening, I picked up the phone
and called Dr. Weinstein at Ben-Gurion University , because these people
were asking me exactly the best way to consume the citral. He said to
put the loose grass in hot water, and drink about eight glasses each
day.’
‘Zabidov is pleased by the findings, not simply because it means
business for his farm, but because it might influence his own health.
‘Even before the news of its benefits were demonstrated, he and his
family had been drinking lemon grass in hot water for years, ‘just because
it tastes good.'’
hi friends can anyone hep me,my mother is diagonised with breast cancer recentlyand her left side of the breast has been removed, we are not rich too afford further treat ment is this lemon GRASS really works ?
plz i want to save my mother
she is only 36. im in my primry school.please help my mother.
Hi, my wife was diagnosed last 2003 of rectal cancer and shes been undergoing chemotherapy since then. We are now giving her a lemon grass tea just last week. Hopefully this helps because shes very tired of the chemotherapy. The cancer metastasize in her lungs, and we are deep in our debts. Hopefully people will attests to this lemon grass.
To Nisha,
All I can do is to also pray for you mother, tell your mom that she can survive the cancer, let her feel your love and be one of her strength of pillars. 
Dear Nisha
If you can get lemongrass,let your mother try lemongrass steeped in hot water. I believe it will help.
Another simple remedy your mother should try is eating tumerick powder mixed in coconut milk. Ask her to tale 2 or 3 tablespoons a day. This is also a cure for cancer.
Posted by Devi at July 24, 2008, 8:54 amMy email devi88@optusnet.com.au
You may contact me at this email if you need to talk to someone. Remember all things are possible. Have faith and do the necessary.
Posted by Devi at July 24, 2008, 8:58 amHi! just want to ask if tanglad can be use to have a regular menstruation? thanks
Posted by ella at August 10, 2008, 7:36 pmI love lemon grass and I grow it. I did not know this and Iam thrilled
Please keep in touch
Thanks for your writing
Josephine
Posted by Josephine at August 15, 2008, 6:50 pmhi nisha, how is your mother? hope she is ok now…i’l pray for her.
Posted by jo at August 21, 2008, 10:09 pmHi,
In case you need more convenient Lemongrass products:
Lemongrass Tea
Lemongrass Hydrosol (Water Extract)
Lemongrass Syrup (Herbal Concentrate)
You can visit Healthnest (http://healthnest.multiply.com/)
Branch1:
Healthnest Hitop Supermart
Quezon Avenue cor Sgt. Esguerra
Tel. 431-9085
Healthnest Pioneer Centre Supermart
Pioneer St. cor United St.
Highspirit, a friend of mine from CAP La Union, told me about this lemon grass who was told to them by a cancer survivor from Baguio. Are you that person? My mother was diagnosed of breast cancer last November 2006. Right now she’s still free from the disease but I dread the day that it would come back. We have lemon grass here in the backyard of my house here in La Union and I’m planning to bring her some in my hometown in Vigan. Can I take it also even if I don’t have the disease? Is it generally safe? I mean, no adverse effects? Can you tell me specifically how to prepare it? Thanks a lot.
Posted by Fe Estalilla at September 14, 2008, 8:42 pmDEAR NISHA,
THERE’S NO HARM IN TRYING. IT MIGHT HELP HER CONDITION. SO LET HER DRINK LEMON GRASS TEA.
Posted by MARIBEL at September 19, 2008, 4:22 pmhi im kurt bringas of davao del sur,i have a cancer… a bone cancer,my knee has already been amputated. d name of my cancer iwas EWING SARCOMA… can Lemon grass cure my cancer?im undergoing a chemo theraphy right now…thanks
Posted by kurt bringas at September 29, 2008, 8:00 pmVegetables are great help to me when I had my treatment and even today. I have been advised by my doctors to have malunngay everyday and lemon grass as well.
Posted by highspirit at November 3, 2008, 11:39 pmang bayaw ko ,at ang isa ko pang kaibigan ay parehong may kanser, breast cancer ang kaibigan ko at sa buto naman ang bayaw ko, chordoma.. nabasa ko ang tungkol dito kaya susubukan ko ang lemon grass, tingin ko makakatulong…
kuya art
Posted by arthur abila at November 23, 2008, 2:14 pmI strongly recommend lemon grass to all cancer patients even to those who have no cancer yet for prevention.. Also try raw fresh fruits & raw fresh vegetables to boost our immune system… I am a breast & cervical cancer survivor… No mammogram, no biopsy, no operation, no chemotherapy… Cancer don’t scare me anymore.. For those who have cancer… also read the book Cancer Terminator & Never Ever Give Up
or listen to DWDD 1134 khz every Sunday 9-10 a.m. & DWBL 1242 khz every Monday 3-4p.m.
Hi, I was diagnosed of having cevical cancer last Oct. I had my treatments already and so far, so good..had my check up last Jan 8. My cervix is smooth na daw and the tumor is gone already. I am still praying it will not come back anymore. I know di ako papabayaan ni Lord. I heard about Lemongrass from my sister-in-law as cure and prevention from cancer. She emailed me the same article you had. I bought Tanglad plants last New year in Silang and is trying to grow them…I was able to buy Lemongrass Tea bags at a Carica stall in SM southmall for P160 a box last sat and been drinking the tea 2x a day. I am praying it will help my cancer…God Bless You All!
Posted by Gigi at January 21, 2009, 9:45 amhi good eve,my name is mary flor,my mother had a cancer last 2004,but she survived in all the chemotherapy…im so happy b’coz my mother is still there…………..
Posted by mary flor olaer at January 27, 2009, 9:54 pmhi, good day, i heard already about the good effects of taking lemongrass, i just want to ask, nakakapababa ba ng dugo ang tanglad? thanks
Posted by jeanette at March 11, 2009, 6:14 pmmy mom has suffered from breast cancer. with a healthy diet (minimal or no red meat at all) and tanglad daily, she has been able to recover from the side effects of chemo. In her last check up, negative ang tumor tests nya, at nagugulat ang mga doctors, yung cysts sa liver nya (na effect of chemo) e nagshrink na. you can get tanglad from SM supermarkets at 6 to 7 pesos.
Posted by raven at March 14, 2009, 7:26 pmI am undergoing a 3 months medication to prevent me from cervical cancer. While searching and reading on the net about the symptoms it seems that I’m 75% going to the cancer stage. But I want to be prevented. Can you please send me some instruction/s or tips on how or what about the tanglad?
Thank you very much.
lemon grass leaves and root concoction is also good for patients with UTI.it works, try it.this is one of the Lord’s blessings for people who could’nt tolerate side effects of certain drugs and of course for individuals who lack money.
Posted by gemma esquivel at April 2, 2009, 9:36 amHi! I was diagnosed of Breast Ca l triple negative.last yr of Sept. Now Im doing fine having my daily session of radiation. Im 29 and single..I have a lot of faith wd God healed people and believed he answered my prayer. Im so happy to know about this lemon grass. Its gives additional hope cause I dont have maintenance. I want to know from the survivors or expert. after the treatment (radiation & chemo) how often would u take lemongrass in aday. still 8 glasses/cups. pls email me @ nerissa_ona@yahoo.com thank you!
Posted by nerissa at June 1, 2009, 12:52 pmHi do you know of any market for lemon grass? i know of ample supply. Thank you
Posted by girlie at June 1, 2009, 10:22 pmw/c country r u from? coz here in the philippines it everywhere..
Posted by nerissa at June 2, 2009, 12:46 pmpwede bang gawing organic nt killer ung lemon grass??
Posted by jelly at June 6, 2009, 7:55 pmvery interesting…isnt that a miracle!a lowly plant now can cure cancer..Praise GOD!!
Posted by tita at June 9, 2009, 4:47 amlemon grass marami samen…
Posted by bong at June 15, 2009, 6:22 pmmasarap sa tinolang manok…bhong_sparrow
Posted by bong at June 15, 2009, 6:25 pmI grow an hectare of lemon grass here in Pampanga. Any interested large volume buyer?
Posted by raul at June 17, 2009, 5:08 amplease help po….. paano po ba ang pag-prepare ng tanglad tea? ilalagay lang sa kaserola ang isang tali ng tanglad at papakuluan hanggang sa magkulay tsaa? tapos, iinumin na? Thank you po.
Posted by che at June 17, 2009, 11:46 pmwhere in Pampanga?
Posted by kris at July 3, 2009, 8:28 pmheliumasia.com - all the videos about cancer cures are there in that site.
Posted by marge at July 7, 2009, 11:29 pmIf any one is near Puerto Rico, we grow lemongrass - diferente varieties of lemongrass and other herbs, we can ship to US… If interested write to productossana@gmail.com
Posted by SOny at August 11, 2009, 4:37 ammy bestfriend’s mom was diagnosed with a breast cancer, do we have to boil the lemon grass? or just put it in a hot water?
Posted by aritha at September 3, 2009, 9:22 pmhello,
just put the lemon grass in a boiling water but dont overcook it. also, you may add kalamansi so it will smell good. Regards
masarap ang tanglad sipsipin.
Ginataang kalabasa na may carrots at luya. pagkatapos ilalagay ang pinilipit na tanglad.
Tanglad can heal thyroid. There was a time that my thyroid problem was aggravated by cough and my neck get swollen that needs aspiration. I am so grateful to that somebody who emailed me the above story. In more than three months of taking tanglad tea after stopping taking my medicne, I was healed. I have a normal neck now. It’s been almost three years now and my thyroid never got back. I hope my story will help those who will try this God given medicinal grass. Of course my lemmon grass treatment is accompanied by prayers
Posted by Marian at November 24, 2009, 3:34 pmhi che. You can put it in a boiling water but be sure na no trace of aluminum, metal stailess utensils ang gagamitin mo. Don’t even use metal spoon on any herbal medicine. It may affect the efficacy of the medicine.
Posted by marian at November 24, 2009, 3:39 pmdear highspirit,
im planning to study the cancer-destroying propeties of lemon gras in my thesis…
i hope i can gain much informations bwt this..
i hope ill be successful since this way of remedy is not yet much known to the public…
tangna ng tanglad….
Posted by jc hilario at February 25, 2010, 8:56 amako ay isang suka …. sawsawan niyo na po ako..^^ joke lng….
ang tanglad ay lemongrass.. un lang…. ang talino ko noh… ^^
Posted by Lloyd Padilla at February 25, 2010, 8:58 amSi Sarah Conelle Wenceslao ay akin lamang …. By Alduss Angelo Mendoza…
Nueva Ecija….. Cabanatuan City… Kapt. Pepe Subd…. Philippines….
Posted by Alduss Angelo Mendoza at February 25, 2010, 9:00 amWhen my father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, it was devastating. My family drew closer to each other and prayed very much. I also made him lemongrass tea, which I gave him several large cups per day. 3 weeks later he went to his oncologist for a third visit and they could not find the cancer!
I believe it was an act of God, but the lemongrass truly was effective. My father said he felt his system being cleaned. He urinated very frequently and his headaches disappeared, his moods were better. I highly recommend it. DO NOT BE LOSE HOPE, FIGHT. YOUR ATTITUDE AND FAITH IS WHERE THE HEALING LIES.
My father was a miracle. I wish you the best. God bless you.
Posted by joan at March 7, 2010, 2:37 pmThanks a lot Joan. Indeed what happened to your father was Divine Intervention! Last week, I lost another cancer survivor friend. She was just 44 years old and while it truly broke my hear that she was forever gone, I was happy to learn that she had a smile on her lips before she expired. This disease can only kill the body but never the spirit…. God bless you and your family. I
Posted by highspirit at March 21, 2010, 10:25 pmYou try guayabano and papaya leaves
Posted by gsb at April 9, 2010, 10:28 amadd some pepper to the turmeric - it somehow helps the turmeric to work better.
Posted by Vesna at April 16, 2010, 3:19 amGlory to God! HE really is a wonderful GOD ‘coz HE will not allow HIS children to suffer a lot. I will be forever grateful to the God-send person who post this blog. GOD BLESS YOU!!! I’m also a cancer patient and i claim that my healing is on the way in Jesus mighty name.
Posted by jeffrey at July 30, 2010, 11:41 am
I am an educator at the same time a constant learner of life, a breast cancer survivor and a happy child of God.
Blogwalking…Nice blog. keep it up. I’ll be back soon.
pwde po mgamot ng mga prutas at gulay ang may berast poblem na nde xa da2an sa radiation or chemotherapy?
pwde po mgamot ng mga prutas at gulay ang may berast poblem na nde xa da2an sa radiation or chemotherapy?
pwde po mgamot ng mga prutas at gulay ang may berast poblem na nde xa da2an sa radiation or chemotherapy?
i’m a stage 2b cervical cancer patient, i already underwent radiation & chemotheraphy sessions currently raising fund for brachytherapy. prior to chemo & radiation my tumor’s size is 7.8cm after the treatment it’s size was reduced to 3cm. I’m positive i will be completely healed after brachytherapy. I believe we can combat & eliminate the cancer cells through faith in the Lord,prayers, positive outlook, happy disposition, proper treatment & an open mind. Our path is not easy. But we have to be strong & we must not lose hope. I’m not a religious person but i do pray & i know that we’re not alone because our God is with us. Shine! Smile! Be happy! God loves us! keep praying!
Are you givint lemongrass a try? Most importantly, never fail to give her love and support. Pray, pray, pray.. God bless you
My wife breast CA has spread to the brain and I am looking any meds that can cure it as doctor take away our hope. would the lemongrass address it though what my wife has right now is more than brain cancer?
oh…i have sumting to share about that lemon grass,we’re going to make a candy from it to relieve or as a cough remedy…
Hello Brandy & Clair
take extra care always. God bless us
Hi Bran,
Take care always…
hello miss highspirit! how was your christmas? 2010 is fast approaching and let me greet you a bountiful NEW YEAR. i hope and pray that Lord will give you all the blessings you deserve. God bless! 
Wow! we had lot of those in our community…
are there no new news about lemongrass and and cancer? this has been the same rehashed research for ther last many years, are there no new reaserch findings about lemon grass?wats the side effects? nobody seem to have said that!
More information about lemon grass and malunggay etc so check this site next week. God bless us all.
hi every body. we have a lot of lemon grass. please e-mail me if you need a bunch. may God, Christ Jesus, the One True Living God Most High. Amen.
Hi, Thank you for the information about lemon grass. Pwede ko ba magamit to? I’am a muscular dystrophy patient…my case i a rare case to and i’m researching a medicine to improve and could heal me. Could please assist me I guess your God send. I’m inspired by your faith I too believe that God who made our body knows how to heal us. I’m still hoping for my cure… Mind you I’m inspired by you…God Bless you.
hello…….highspirit..how are you? hope everything is fine.. i was diagnosed with breast ca last june 21, 2008. thanks to god…… i’m already 8 months surviving….
god bless us all….
hi! where is kahayag center in cebu?thanks
For Kurt: God is good! This disease may affect us physically but dont let it kill your spirit. YOU are in my prayers. Take care. I eat veggies daily, particularly malunggay with lemon grass. Take care.
Hi would you know where to get this kind of plant?
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