Id like to talk about these food supplements that are sprouting nowadays like mushrooms. Well like that majority of us in this generation, I prefer organic. We don’t like junk food anymore, but live foods. When we go grocery we constantly check the nutrition facts of the box. We like to check if the sodium is low, or if the carbs are low. Sometimes we like it if it has low sugar. Right now, I am curious of this particular plant “Gotu Kola” … what is that? It’s like it just came out and every body just believed in its therapeutic values without there being research. 
They are really small, green little plants about 1- 2 inches high from the ground. The are adorable little plants, but is there really a truth behind them? or just pure superstition. I first got to see this plant in my lola’s (grandmother’s) pot. I asked my lola about it and she said it’s food for the brain, and for those who wants to pass their exams. You would have to eat this plant raw with a meal or right after a meal in any given day. THEY say it will help you retain your memory. Out of curiosity I bought a bottle of a “GOTU KOLA” from a local store where it is conveniently prepackaged.
I remember my mom from last vacation. She would say, “Pagka- human nimo’g kaon ha, inom dayun ani nga tambal, maayo ni sa imong lawas” (once you are done with your meal, take this medicine (supplement), this is good for your body) My mom is like that every time she catches me eating my breakfast. Every time she hands me those pills to take I try to tell her that she should give me facts for support. Anyway, it’s bitter tasting pill. Whenever I get the chance to chew some of it, I keep thinking in the back of my mind that I’ll collapse from its bitterness or side effect. I can’t help it since there is no approved therapeutic claim. Maybe it is just a simple plant that doesn’t want to be bothered.
Or perhaps it’s a plant that does what it claims and not all western medicine is right.