Medicinal plants are abundant in the Philippines and can be easily cultivated. They grow in mountains, forests, backyards, and farms. Many plants have medicinal properties and can be used to treat illnesses in a cost-effective manner. The document provides guidelines for properly harvesting, storing, and using medicinal plants. It also lists several common plants used to treat ailments like cough, fever, gas, pain, and diabetes and includes instructions for preparing decoctions and other remedies from these plants.

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2. 1) They are abundant in the Philippines.
2) They can be easily cultivated in the backyard, in pots, on
farms, and in the fields.
3) They abound in mountains and forests .
4) They are less expensive than the medicines found in
drugstores.
5) The proper and safe use of medicinal plants will help
the government to reduce importation of expensive
drugs.
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3. Introduction
 The use of medicinal plants is found in almost all cultures. In some, many
types of plants are used. Some are efficacious and others are not.
 The science of botany originated in the study of medicinal plants.
Chemistry, botany, and medicine were all considered one field until the
1700's.
 Many plant and fungal derivatives are important medicinally.
 The most important of the plant-derived compounds are terpenoids (such
as steroids) and alkaloids.
 Substances such as anthraquinone glycosides as well as a variety of other
types of glycosides are also widely used.
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4. How can we use these plants for effective and beneficial
use??????
=>Here are some guidelines recommended by DOH.
1) KEEP THE HARVESTED PLANTS MATERIALS CLEAN BY REMOVING
DIRT AND FOREIGN SUBSTANCES.
2) IF WASHING IS NECESSARY, DO IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
AFTER HARVESTING.
3) DRY THE PLANT MATERIAL UNDER SHADE. IF PLANT MATERIALS ARE
SUCCULENT, THEN CUT THEM INTO SMALL PIECES.
4) STORE DRIED MATERIAN IN COLOURED PLASTIC OR GLASS
CONTAINERS PROPERLY COVERED AND PLACE THEN IN A COOL DRY
AND ODOUR FREE ENVIRONMENT AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT.
5) PROPERLY LABEL THE CONTAINER WITH THE NAME OF THE PLANT
AND THE DATE IT WAS PACKED.
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5. 6) WELL DRIED AND STORED PLANT MATERIALS CAN BE USED UPTO
SIX MONTHS AFTER COLLECTION.
7) DISCARD THE PLANT MATERIAL IF THERE ARE MOULDS OR OTHER
SIGNS WICH SHOW THAT THEY ARE ROTTEN.
8) OBSERVE CLEANLINESS IN THE PREPARATION OF MEDICINES FROM
PLANTS.
9) IN THE ABSENCE OF WEIGHING SCALE, USE TABLESPOON TO
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF PLANT MATERIAL NEEDED.
10) USE ONLY EARTHEN WARE POTS, ENAMEL, OR ANY UTENSIL EXCEPT
THE ALLUMINIUM KIND{METAL}.
11) USE THE PLANT AS RECOMMENDED.
12) USE THE MEDICINAL PLANTS ACCORDIND TO THE DOSAGE AND
DIRECTION RECOMMENDED.
13) FOR EACH SYMPTOM OF DIESEASE, USE ONLY ONE KIND OF
MEDICINAL PLANT AT A TIME.
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6. LAGUNDI YERBA BUENA SAMBONG TSAANG
GUBAT
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7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMENDS THE FOLLOWING
MEDICINAL LANTS FOR COMMON AILMENTS WHICH CAN BE
PREPARED BY DECOCTION:
GUAVA ACAPULCO ULASIMANG
BATO
GARLIC
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8.  Preparation:
• Wash the leaves very well and chop
them
• Boil the leaves into 2 glasses of
water for 15 mins. Or until only
about 1 glass of water is left.
• Do not cover the earthen part.
• Cool and strain amount of chopped
leaves needed
 Adults- 4 tbsp.
 Children 7-12 yrs old – 2tbsp.
 Children 2-6 yrs. old – 1 tbsp.
 Use:
• Cough and Asthma
 -Divide decoction into 3 parts
 -Drink 1 part in the morning, 1 part
at noon, 1 part in the evening.
• Fever
 -Drink each part every 4 hours.
 For:
 Asthma
 Cough
 Fever
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9.  Preparation:
• Wash the leaves thoroughly and chop.
• Measure 2 glasses of water and 1
glass of chopped leaves.
• Boil in low fire for 15 mins. In an
earthen part without a cover.
• Amount of Chopped Leaves Needed:
 Adults- 6tbsp, freshly chopped
leaves or 4 tbsp, dried leaves
 Children 7-12 yrs. Old- ½ of the
amount adults need
 Use:
 Gas Pain & Fever
• Divide decoction in 3 parts.
• Drink each part in the morning,
at noon, and at night.
 Joint Pains, rheumatism
• Fresh leaves may also be
pounded.
• Heat them slightly.
• Apply on affected joints at night
or any time pain is felt.For:
Painful parts of the body
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10. PREPARATION
• Boil in a low fire, the water and
chopped leaves in an earthen pot
without cover for 15 mins.
• Cool and strain
• Amounts of Leaves Needed
 Adults- 6 tbsp of freshly
chopped leaves; 4 tbsp of dried
leaves
 Children 7-12 yrs old – ½ of
the amount for adults
 Use:
 -Divide decoction into 3 parts
 -Drink each part in the morning,
at noon, and at night.
For:
Diuretic
Edema,
“Pantunaw ng bato10

11.  Preparation:
• Wash leaves thoroughly and chop
• Measure 2 glasses of water.
• Boil in low fire the water and chopped
leaves in an earthen pot without cover
for 15 mins.
• Cool and strain
• Amounts of Leaves Needed
 Adults- 4 tbsp of freshly chopped
leaves; 3 tbsp of dried leaves
 Children 7-12 yrs old – ½ of the
amount for adults.
 Use:
 -Divide decoction into 3 parts
 -Drink one part every 4 hours.
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12.  Preparation:
• Wash leaves
thoroughly and chop
• Boil in low fire with
four glasses in an
earthen pot without
cover for 15 mins.
For:
Cleaning wounds, mouth
infection, swollen gums,
decayed tooth,
dizziness, diarrhea
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13. Preparation:
• Pound enough
amount of fresh
leaves
 Use:
 Apply the juices of the
leaves over the affected
area 1 to 2 times a day.
For:
Tinea flava, ringworm, athlete’s
foot, galis-aso
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14.  Preparation:
 SALAD
• Wash the leaves thoroughly
• Prepare 1 ½ cup of fresh leaves
(not compressed)
• Divide into 3 parts and eat each
part in the morning, at noon, and at
night.
 Decoction:
• Wash the leaves thoroughly.
• Prepare 1 ½ cup of fresh leaves and
add 2 glasses of water.
• Boil in low fire for fifteen mins. In
an earthen pot without a cover.
• Cool and strain.
• Divide into 3 parts and drink each
part in the morning, at noon, and at
night.
Used to lower the uric acid in
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15.  Preparation:
• Saute in a little hard.
• Grill
• Soak in vinegar for
30 minutes or 5
minutes.
 Use:
 Eat two cloves three
times daily after meal.
Lowers cholesterol (high
blood pressure)
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16.  Preparation:
• Get the dry and fresh seeds.
• Amount of Seeds Needed:
 Adults-8-10 seeds
 Children
 7-12 years old – 6-7 seeds
 6-8 years old- 5-6 seeds
 4-5 years old- 4-5 seeds
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 Use:
• Eat the seeds two hours after
dinner.
• If there is no effect after the
first use, repeat taking the same
dosage after one week
For:
Ascaris
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17.  Preparation:
• Clean the leaves thoroughly and
chop.
• Measure 6 tablespoons of
chopped leaves and 2 glasses of
water.
• Boil in an earthen pot under low
fire for 15 minutes and without
cover.
• Cool and strain.
 Use:
• Drink 1/3 cup three times daily,
30 minutes before eating.
• The first leaves may be steamed
and be eaten (1/2 glass, 2 times
daily)
For:
Diabetes Mellitus (mild, non-insulin
dependent)
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18. History of medicinal plants
The Greeks
 The Greeks made many significant contributions to medicine.
 The number of effective medicinal plants came to be about
300-400 species.
 Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.), Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) and
Theophrastus (372-287 B.C.) essentially started the science of
botany.
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19. Dioscorides
 The most significant contribution however, was
from Dioscorides (ca. 40-90 A.D.) He wrote a 5
volume work, De materia medica, that became the
standard work for 1500 years.
 Because of later historical developments and the
fact that Europe went into intellectual decline, the
book was blindly followed and accepted without
question until the fifteenth century.
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