Herbal Medicines/Plants Approved by the DOH

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Plant Name: Lagundi ( Vitex negundo)

Uses & Preparation: Asthma, Cough & Fever - Decoction ( Boil raw fruits or leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes)Dysentery, Colds & Pain - Decoction ( Boil a handful of leaves & flowers in water to produce a glass, three times a day) Skin diseases (dermatitis, scabies, ulcer, eczema) - Wash & clean the skin/wound with the decoction Headache - Crush leaves may be applied on the forehead Rheumatism, sprain, contusions, insect bites - Pound the leaves and apply on affected area

Plant Name: Yerba (Hierba) Buena ( Mentha cordifelia)

Uses & Preparation: Pain (headache, stomachache) - Boil chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Divide decoction into 2 parts, drink one part every 3 hours. Rheumatism, arthritis and headache - Crush the fresh leaves and squeeze sap. Massage sap on painful parts with eucalyptus Cough & Cold - Soak 10 fresh leaves in a glass of hot water, drink as tea. (expectorant) Swollen gums - Steep 6 g. of fresh plant in a glass of boiling water for 30 minutes. Use as a gargle solution Toothache - Cut fresh plant and squeeze sap. Soak a piece of cotton in the sap and insert this in aching tooth cavity Menstrual & gas pain - Soak a handful of leaves in a lass of boiling water. Drink infusion. Nausea & Fainting - Crush leaves and apply at nostrils of patients Insect bites - Crush leaves and apply juice on affected area or pound leaves until like a paste, rub on affected area Pruritis - Boil plant alone or with eucalyptus in water. Use decoction as a wash on affected area.

Plant Name: Sambong ( Blumea balsamifera)

Uses & Preparation: Anti-edema, diuretic, anti-urolithiasis - Boil chopped leaves in a glass of water for 15 minutes until one glassful remains. Divide decoction into 3 parts, drink one part 3 times a day. Diarrhea - Chopped leaves and boil in a glass of water for 15 minutes. Drink one part every 3 hours.

Plant Name: Tsaang Gubat ( Carmona retusa)

Uses & Preparation: Diarrhea - Boil chopped leaves into 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Divide decoction into 4 parts. Drink 1 part every 3 hours Stomachache - Boil chopped leaves in 1 glass of water for 15 minutes. Cool and strain.

Plant Name: Niyug-Niyogan ( Quisqualis indica L.)

Uses & Preparation: Anti-helmintic - The seeds are taken 2 hours after supper. If no worms are expelled, the dose may be repeated after one week. (Caution: Not to be given to children below 4 years old)

Plant Name: Bayabas/Guava( Psidium guajava L.)

Uses & Preparation: For washing wounds - Maybe use twice a day Diarrhea - May be taken 3-4 times a day As gargle and for toothache - Warm decoction is used for gargle. Freshly pounded leaves are used for toothache. Boil chopped leaves for 15 minutes at low fire. Do not cover and then let it cool and strain

Plant Name: Akapulko( Cassia, alata L.)

Uses & Preparation: Anti-fungal (tinea flava, ringworm, athlete’s foot and scabies) - Fresh, matured leaves are pounded. Apply soap to the affected area 1-2 times a day

Plant Name: Ulasimang Bato( Peperonica pellucida

Uses & Preparation: Lowers uric acid (rheumatism and gout) - One a half cup leaves are boiled in two glass of water over low fire. Do not cover pot. Divide into 3 parts and drink one part 3 times a day

Plant Name: Bawang/Garlic

Uses & Preparation: Hypertension - Maybe fried, roasted, soaked in vinegar for 30 minutes, or blanched in boiled water for 15 minutes. Take 2 pieces 3 times a day after meals. Toothache - Pound a small piece and apply to affected area

Plant Name: Ampalaya

Uses & Preparation: Diabetes Mellitus (Mild non-insulin dependent) - Chopped leaves then boil in a glass of water for 15 minutes. Do not cover. Cool and strain. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day after meals

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