Gatas Gatas Health Benefits, Properties, and Uses

Gatas gatas is the Euphorbia hirta plant, also known as tawa tawa, asthma weed or snakeweed. It grows throughout the world, including India, Asia, Africa, Australia and parts of the United States. In traditional medicine, gatas-gatas is prepared as a tea made from the leaves and stem and sometimes the roots.

Gatas Gatas Health Uses and Health Benefits

In Ayurvedic medicine of India, gatas-gatas is taken to heal female disorders, such as menstrual cramps to help ease pain and inflammation. Gatas-gatas also has benefits for the respiratory system, including a healing cough, asthma, and bronchitis. Gatas-gatas is well-known as a treatment for asthma. Gatas-gatas also has anti-diarrhea benefits and can help with general digestive disorders.¹

References

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/