herbal medicines

1. 10 DOH
APPROVED
HERBAL
MEDICINE
LEGOR R. MARTINEZ
Master Teacher II

2.  As part of primary health care and
because of the increasing cost of
drugs, the use of locally available
medicinal plants and herbs in the
Philippine backyard and field have
been found to be effective in the
treatment of common ailments as
attested to by the National Science
Development Board, other
government and private agencies/
persons engaged in research.
 The DOH is advocating the use of the
following ten herbal plants.
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3. REPUBLIC ACT 8423
 Otherwise known as TAMA
TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ACT OF 1997
 An act creating the Philippine Institute of
Traditional and Alternative Health Care
(PITAHC) to accelerate the development of
traditional and alternative health care in the
Philippines, providing for a traditional and
alternative health care development fund and
for other purposes.
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4. 1. Sambong
2. Akapulko
3. Niyog-niyogan
4. Tsaang Gubat
5. Ampalaya
6. Lagundi
7. Ulasimang Bato
8. Bawang
9. Bayabas
10. Yerba Buena
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5. Reminders on the Use of
Herbal Medicine
 Avoid the use of insecticides as these may leave
poison on plants.
 In the preparation of herbal medicine, use a clay
pot and remove cover while boiling at low heat.
 Use only the part of the plant being advocated.
 Follow accurate dose of suggested preparation.
 Use only one kind of herbal plant for each type of
symptoms or sickness.
 Use only half the dosage prescribed for fresh parts
like leaves when using dried parts.
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6. Reminders on the Use of
Herbal Medicine
 Decoctions loose potency after some time. Dispose
of decoctions after one day. To keep fresh during
the day, keep lukewarm in a flask or thermos.
 Leaves, fruits, flowers or nuts must be mature
before harvesting. Less medicinal substances are
found on young parts.
 Stop giving the herbal medication in case untoward
reaction such as allergy occurs.
 If signs and symptoms are not relieved after 2 or 3
doses of herbal medication, consult a doctor
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7.  A plant that reaches 1 ½
to 3 meters in height with
rough hairy leaves.
 Young plants around
mother plant may be
separated when they have
three or more leaves.
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SAMBONG
Scientific Name: Blumea
balsamifera

8. USES:
 Anti-edema
 Diuretic
 Anti-urolithiasis
PREPARATION:
 Boil chopped leaves in water for 15
minutes until one glassful remains.
Cool and strain.
 Divide decoction into 3 parts. Drink one
part 3 times a day.
 NOTE: Sambong is not a medicine for
kidney infection
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SAMBONG

9.  Ringworm Bush
 Bayas-bayasan
 This plant is about 1 to 2
meters tall
 The leaves are embraced
with 8 to 20 oblong-elliptical
shaped leaflets
 It has flowers with oblong
sepals
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AKAPULKO
Scientific Name: Cassia alata

10. USES:
 Anti-fungal: Tinea Flava,
Ringworm, Athlete’s Foot
and Scabies
PREPARATION:
 Fresh, matured leaves are
pounded.
 Apply as a soap to the
affected part 1 to 2 times a
day.
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AKAPULKO

11.  Chinese Honey Suckle
 A vine which bears tiny fruits
and grows wild in backyards.
 The seeds must come from
mature, dried but newly
opened fruits.
 Propagated through stem
cuttings about 20cm in
height.
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NIYUG-NIYOGAN
Scientific Name: Quisqualis
indica L.

12. USES:
 Anti-helmintic (used to expel parasitic
worms.)
PREPARATION:
 Seeds of niyug-niyogan are eaten raw
two hours before the patient’s last meal
of the day.
 Adults may take 10 seeds; children 4 to 7
years of age may eat up to four seeds
only; ages 8 to 9 may take six seeds and
seven seeds may be eaten by children 10
to 12 years old.
 Not to be given to children below four
years old.
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NIYUG-NIYOGAN

13.  Forest Tea or Wild Tea
 A shrub with small, shiny
nice-looking leaves that
grows in wild uncultivated
areas and forests.
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TSAANG GUBAT
Scientific Name: Carmona
retusa

14. USES:
 Diarrhea
 Stomach ache
PREPARATION:
 Boil the following amount of
chopped leaves in 2 glasses of
water for 15 minutes or until
amount of water goes down to 1
glass. Cool and strain.
 Wash leaves and chop. Boil
chopped leaves in 1 glass of water
for 15 minutes. Cool and
filter/strain and drink.
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TSAANG GUBAT

15.  Bitter Gourd or Bitter melon
 A climbing vine with tendrils that
grow up to 20 cms long.
 Leaves are heart-shaped, which
are 5 to 10 cms in diameter
 Fruits have ribbed and wrinkled
surface that are fleshy green with
pointed ends at length and has a
bitter taste.
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AMPALAYA
Scientific Name: Momordica
charantia

16. USES:
 Lowers blood sugar levels
 Diabetes Mellitus (Mild-non insulin
dependent)
PREPARATION:
 Gather and wash young leaves
very well. Chop. Boil 6 tablespoons
in two glassfuls of water for 15
minutes under low fire. Do not
cover pot. Cool and strain. Take
one third cup 3 times a day after
meals.
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AMPALAYA

17.  5 Leaved-Chaste Tree
 A shrub growing wild in vacant
lots and waste land.
 Matured branches are planted.
 The flowers are blue and bell-
shaped.
 The small fruits turn black when
ripe. It is better to collect the
leaves when are in bloom.
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LAGUNDI
Scientific Name: Vitex
negundo

18. USES:
 Asthma and cough
 Fever, Dysentery, Colds &
Pain
 Skin diseases and wounds
 Headache
 Rheumatism, sprain,
contusions, insect bites.
 Aromatic bath for sick
patients
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LAGUNDI

19. PREPARATION:
 For Asthma, cough and fever,
boil chopped raw fruits or
leaves in 2 glasses of water left
for 15 minutes until the water
left in only 1 glass (decoction).
Strain.
 For Dysentery, colds and pain,
boil a handful of leaves and
flowers in water to produce a
glass full of decoction 3 time a
day.
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LAGUNDI

20. PREPARATION:
 For skin diseases (dermatitis,
scabies, ulcer, eczema) and
wounds, prepare a decoction of the
leaves. Wash and clean the
skin/wound with the decoction.
 For headache, crushed leaves may
be applied on the forehead.
 For rheumatism, sprain, contusions
and insect bites, pound the leaves
and apply on the affected part.
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LAGUNDI

21.  Silver bush or Shiny
bush
 Pansit-pansitan
 A weed with heart-
shaped leaves that grow
in shady parts of the
garden and yard.
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ULASIMANG BATO
Scientific Name: Peperomia
pellucida

22. USES:
 Lowers uric acid (Rheumatism
and Gout)
PREPARATION:
 Wash the leaves well. One and a
half cup leaves are boiled in two
glassfuls of water over low fire.
Do not cover pot. Cool and
strain. Divide into three parts and
drink each part 3 times a day a
day.
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ULASIMANG BATO

23. PREPARATION:
 May also be eaten as
salad. Wash the leaves
well. Prepare one and a
half cups of leaves (not
closely packed). Divide
into three parts and take
as salad 3 times a day.
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ULASIMANG BATO

24.  Garlic
 A low herb and grows up
to sixty cms high
 Leaves are flat and
linear
 Bulbs consist of several
tubers
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BAWANG
Scientific Name: Allium
sativum

25. USES:
 For hypertension
 Toothache
 Lowers cholesterol levels in the
blood
PREPARATION:
 May be fried, roasted, soaked in
vinegar for 30 minutes, or
blanched in boiled water for 5
minutes. Take two pieces three
times a day after meals.
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BAWANG

26. PREPARATION:
 For toothache, pound a
small piece and apply to
affected part.
CAUTION: Take on full
stomach to prevent
stomach and intestinal
ulcers.
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BAWANG

27.  Guava
 A tree about 4 to 5
meters high with tiny
white flowers with round
or oval fruits that are
eaten raw.
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BAYABAS
Scientific Name: Psidium
guajava

28. USES:
 For washing wounds
 For toothache
 For diarrhea
PREPARATION:
 Warm decoction is used for gargle.
 Freshly pounded leaves are used for
toothache. Guava leaves are to be
washed well and chopped. Boil for 15
minutes at low fire. Do not cover pot.
Cool and strain before use.
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BAYABAS

29.  Peppermint
 A small multi-branching
aromatic herb. The
leaves are small,
elliptical and with
toothed margin.
 The stem creeps to the
ground, and develop
roots.
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YERBA BUENA
Scientific Name: Mentha
cordifelia

30. USES:
 For pain in different parts of
the body as head ache,
stomach ache
 Rheumatism, arthritis and
headache
 Cough and cold
 Swollen gums & toothache
 Menstrual and gas pain
 Nausea and fainting
 Insect bites & Pruritus
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YERBA BUENA

31. PREPARATION:
 For pain in diff. parts of the
body, boil chopped leaves in
2 glasses of water for 15
minutes. Cool and strain.
 For rheumatism, arthritis and
headache, crush the fresh
leaves and squeeze sap.
Massage sap on painful parts
with eucalyptus.
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YERBA BUENA

32. PREPARATION:
 For cough and cold, get about 10
fresh leaves and soak in a glass of
hot water. Drink as tea. Acts as an
expectorant.
 For toothache, cut fresh plant and
squeeze sap. Soak a piece of
cotton in the sap and insert this in
aching tooth cavity. Mouth should
be rinsed by gargling salt solution
before inserting the cotton.
To prepare salt solution: add 5g of
table salt to one glass of water.
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YERBA BUENA

33. PREPARATION:
 For Menstrual pain and gas pain,
soak a handful of leaves in a glass
of boiling water. Drink infusion. It
induces menstrual flow and
sweating.
 For nausea and fainting, crush
leaves and apply at nostrils of
patient.
 For insect bites, crush leaves and
apply juice on affected part or
pound leaves until paste-like and
rub this on the affected part.
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YERBA BUENA

34. THANK YOU!
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