The Department of Health has endorsed 10 herbal plants for medicinal use:
1) Akapulko treats ringworm and skin infections.
2) Ampalaya treats diabetes.
3) Bawang reduces cholesterol and blood pressure.
4) Bayabas is used as an antiseptic and mouthwash.
The Department of Health has endorsed 10 herbal plants for medicinal use:
1) Akapulko treats ringworm and skin infections.
2) Ampalaya treats diabetes.
3) Bawang reduces cholesterol and blood pressure.
4) Bayabas is used as an antiseptic and mouthwash.
The Department of Health has endorsed 10 herbal plants for medicinal use:
1) Akapulko treats ringworm and skin infections.
2) Ampalaya treats diabetes.
3) Bawang reduces cholesterol and blood pressure.
4) Bayabas is used as an antiseptic and mouthwash.
The Department of Health has endorsed 10 herbal plants for medicinal use:
1) Akapulko treats ringworm and skin infections.
2) Ampalaya treats diabetes.
3) Bawang reduces cholesterol and blood pressure.
4) Bayabas is used as an antiseptic and mouthwash.
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10 Herbal Medicine particularly the Ascaris and Trichina.
Only the dried matured seeds are
medicinal -crack and ingest the dried seeds two hours after eating (5 to The Department of Health through its Traditional Health Program has 7 seeds for children & 8 to 10 seeds for adults). If one dose does not endorsed 10 herbal medicinal plants which have been thoroughly tested and eliminate the worms, wait a week before repeating the dose. have been clinically proven to have medicinal value in the relief and treatment 7. Sambong (Blumea balsamifera)– English name: Blumea camphora. A of various ailments. diuretic that helps in the excretion of urinary stones. It can also be used 1. Akapulko (Cassia alata) – also known as “bayabas-bayabasan” and as an edema. “ringworm bush” in English, this herbal medicine is used to treat 8. Tsaang Gubat (Ehretia microphylla Lam.) – Prepared like tea, this ringworms and skin fungal infections herbal medicine is effective in treating intestinal motility and also used 2. Ampalaya (Momordica charantia) – known as “bitter gourd” or “bitter as a mouth wash since the leaves of this shrub has high fluoride melon” in English, it most known as a treatment of diabetes (diabetes content. mellitus), for the non-insulin dependent patients. 9. Ulasimang Bato | Pansit-Pansitan (Peperomia pellucida) – It is 3. Bawang (Allium sativum) – popularly known as “garlic”, it mainly effective in fighting arthritis and gout. The leaves can be eaten fresh reduces cholesterol in the blood and hence, helps control blood (about a cupful) as salad or like tea. For the decoction, boil a cup of pressure. clean chopped leaves in 2 cups of water. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes. 4. Bayabas (Psidium guajava) – “guava” in English. It is primarily used as Strain, let cool and drink a cup after meals (3 times day). an antiseptic, to disinfect wounds. Also, it can be used as a mouth 10. Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii) – commonly known as wash to treat tooth decay and gum infection. Peppermint, this vine is used as an analgesic to relive body aches and 5. Lagundi (Vitex negundo) – known in English as the “5-leaved chaste pain. It can be taken internally as a decoction or externally by pounding tree”. It’s main use is for the relief of coughs and asthma. the leaves and applied directly on the afflicted area. 6. Niyog-niyogan (Quisqualis indica L.) – is a vine known as “Chinese honey suckle”. It is effective in the elimination of intestinal worms,
