Many people do not know what a banyan is. Or maybe they know it in a different name. A Banyan tree is one kind of fig and is considered as one of the world's biggest tree and can live for hundreds of years. One tree is known to have grown in an acre size and the oldest record of a Banyan that is living up to date is more than 300 years old.
In other countries, mostly in Asia, the Banyan tree is feared mainly because of its size and appearance. It is huge enough that it home a lot of creatures at night including insects, bats and small animals. Maybe that's the reason why people think the banyan is wicked at night. In the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, the banyan tree is known as Balite or Balete and is believe to house a big dark creature called tikbalang or a human with the head of a horse. But recently, the feared tree brought joy to many people, especially to those who cannot afford high priced medications.
In a study done by the University of the Philippines i cooperation with some Australian exchange students, they found out that the banyan system roots are capable of helping the metabolism stabilize. It means if your metabolism is abnormal [read: too fast or too slow], then drinking grind banyan roots, or the banyan tea, can help you. The bark or the tree skin of the banyan was also found to have healing effects for those who are suffering from high fever. It was revealed that the bark of a banyan is capable of absorbing heat and provides cold touch to people with fever. You just have to cut a small part of a banyan tree, clean it, and put it on the patients forehead and will then act as the heat absorber. Now you have an alternative for the expensive CoolFev fever pads.
Now that they have proven the banyan tree is more useful than a thing to be a afraid of, will you still be scared of it? Well, I do hope they can come up with a report than the banyan tree is also capable of erasing phobia and trauma. Lol!
