The banaba tree is a rain forest tree growing in Southeast Asia and India. The scientific name is "Lagerstroemia speciosa L" and it is a flowering tree that has lavender blooms. Banaba is also known as the "cape myrtle" tree. The bark, and leaves of this tree is used in the Philippines by herbolarios or herbal medicine men/women to treat "manas" or swelling of ankles or other parts of the body. Banaba's principal ingredient is corrosolic acid, a substance that has the same effect on the body as insulin medication, only without the harmful side effects that chemical medicines have on the human body.
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