traditional and alternative medicines

1. TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINES IN THE PHILIPPINES

2. R.A 8423
• The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997
provisioned the creation of the Philippine Institute of
Traditional and Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC)
PITAHC- the law making body with regards to the
effective use of traditional and alternative medicine.
-NATUROPATHY
- HERBAL MEDICINE
-ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

3. HERBAL MEDICINE
There are 10 herbal plants that are proven and
tested to have medicinal value and approved by the
DOH.
• ACAPULKO
-For ringworm and other
skin infections( fungal)

4. • AMPALAYA
• For non-insulin
dependent diabetic
patients

5. • BAWANG
• For blood pressure
control

6. BAYABAS
• For use as antiseptic
to disinfect wounds
• For mouthwash or
tooth decay and
Gum infection