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Humans have evolved with herbs and plants for hundreds of thousands of years. Using herbal medicine brings harmony and balance back to the body, because it allows the body to be just as responsible for the healing as the plant. Medicinal plants can be used by anyone, for example as part of a salad, an herbal tea or supplement. Many herbalists, both professional and amateur, often grow or wild craft their own herbs. Making your own herbal medicine preparation is not only fun, but can be cost-effective. Some may require some degree of skill, you have to use your own judgement. Those are the 10 examples of medicinal plants approved by the DOH or Departmant of Health which can be use safely and effectively. If you decide to use herbal medicine. You should know how to prepare your own herbal medicine, Know the right plant, the right dose and right use to avoid ineffectively and toxicity of the medicine.

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MEDICINAL Plants

Approved by Department Of Health

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-Yerba Buena tea for cough and colds Drink as tea. Acts as an expectorant.

-Yerba Buena as mouth wash for swollen gums and tooth aches Steep 6 grams of fresh plant in a glass of boiling water for 30 minutes. Use solution as gargle.

-Yerba Buena tea for menstrual and gas pain Drink infusion. It induces menstrual flow and sweating.

-Yerba Buena minty scent for nausea and fainting Crush leaves and apply at nostrils of patients.

-Yerba Buena leaves for Insect bites Crush leaves and apply juice on affected part or pound leaves until paste-like. Then rub this on affected part.

ULASIMANG BATO is used as an herbal medicine for the treatment of:-Eye inflammation And Sore throat-Diarrhea and Prostate problems-High blood pressure And Arthritis-Gout and Skin boils-Wounds,Burns,Skin inflammationabscesses,-Pimples,Headache,Fever-Abdominal pains,Renal problems-Mental excitement disorder .

10. YERBA BUENA (Mentha x cordifolia Opiz ex Fresen) Yerba buena is also know for its medicinal properties. Yerba buena is used as herbal medicine for the treatment of many ailments which has been traditionally used since ancient times.Studies have shown that Yerba buena contains pulegone, menthol, menthene, menthenone and limonene.

Common Health benefits from Yerba buena are as follows: -Yerba Buena tea used as body pain reliever. Good for headache, stomach ache and tooth ache.

-Yerba Buena poultice used for Rheumatism, arthritis and headache crush the fresh leaves squeeze sap. Massage sap on painful parts with INTRODUCTION Plants have been used in treating human diseases for thousands of years. During recent years herbal medicine has become an increasingly scientifically based system of healing. Due to demands from both the public and medical establishments, studies leading to the scientific explanation of plant therapeutic capabilities are allowing this practice to gain increasing credibility and acceptance within the medical community. Many plants produce special substances in their roots, leaves, flowers, or seeds that help them to survive.Earliest times, people have gathered these substances to create herbal medicines to treat certain diseases. Many of the powerful drugs used in modern medicines originated in plants. Todays plant-based drugs treat a range of diseases, from headaches to cancer. Healing with medicinal plants is as old as mankind itself. Awareness of medicinal plants usage is a result of the many years of struggles against illnesses due to which man learned to pursue drugs in barks, seeds, fruit bodies, and other parts of the plants. Contemporary science has acknowledged their active action, and it has included in modern pharmacotherapy a range of drugs of plant origin, known by ancient civilizations and used throughout the millennia. The knowledge of the development of ideas related to the usage of medicinal plants as well as the evolution of awareness has increased the ability of pharmacists and physicians to respond to the challenges that have emerged with the spreading of professional services in facilitation of man's life. There are TEN (10) MEDICINAL PLANTS that the Department of Health (DOH) through its "Traditional Health Program" have endorsed. All these herbs have been thoroughly tested and have been clinically proven to have medicinal value in the relief and treatment of various aliments: Akapulko, Ampalaya, Bawang, Bayabas, Lagundi, Niyog-niyogan,Sambong, Tsaang Gubat, Ulasimang Bato | Pansit-Pansitan,Yerba Buena. TEN (10) MEDICINAL PLANTS

1.AKAPULKO (Cassia alata L.) - also known as "bayabas-bayabasan" and "ringworm bush" is used to treat ringworms and skin fungal infections.

Akapulkois used as herbal medicine and is a shrub that grows wild in the tropical climate of Philippines. Akapulko is widely used in the Philippines as herbal medicine. The akapulko leaves contain chrysophanic acid, a fungicide thatis used totreat fungal infections, like ringworms, scabies and eczema. Akapulko leaves are also known to be sudorific, diuretic and purgative, used to treat intestinal problems including intestinal parasites. Akapulko is also used as herbal medicine to treat bronchitis and asthma. Because of Akapulkos anti-fungal properties, it is a common ingredient in soaps, shampoos, and lotions in the Philippines.

2. AMPALAYA (Momordica charantia) Ampalaya (Bitter Melon) or it's scientific name, Momordica charantia has been a folkloric cure for generations but has now been proven to be an effective herbal medicine for many aliments.The Philippine Department of Health has endorsed Ampalaya Bitter Melon (Momordica Charantia) as an alternative herbal medicine for liver tsaang-gubat, contains rosmarinic acid and microphyllone which is attributed for its efficacy to control allergy. Tsaang gubat studies also shows it hasantibacterial, antinocicpetive and anti- inflammatory properties.Study of tsaang gubat leaves showed a mixture of triterpenes a-amyrin, - amyrin and baurenol and a wide range of bioactivity. The tsaang gubat showed analgesic, anti- inflammatory, anti-diarrheal and antibacterial activities. Tsaang gubat is commonly prepared in pills capsules and in herbal tea bags form. Tsaang gubat is an erect, shrub with green compound leaves. The tsaang gubat shrub grows to about 1 to 4 meters high and can be found in secondary forest in low and medium altitude. Tsaang gubat leaves grows in clusters on short branches, 3-6 cm long, somewhat toothed or lobed near the apex and pointed at the base, short stalked and rough on the upper surface. Tsaang gubat bears small white flowers, axillary, solitary, 2 or 4 on a common stalk. It bears yellow fruits when ripe about 4-5 mm in diameter, fleshy, with a 4-seeded stone.

9. ULASIMANG BATO (Peperomia pellucida)It is effective in fighting arthritis and gout. The leaves can be eaten fresh (about a cupful) as salad or like tea. For the decoction, boil a cup of clean chopped leaves in 2 cups of water. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Strain, let cool and drink a cup after meals (3 times day).

particularly resistant to many commonly used cytotoxins due to overproduction of a transport protein in the cell wall. In contrast, a whole range of standard anti-cancer drugs fail to be effective against this cell.

7. SAMBONG (Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.)Sambong roots and leaves are used as herbal treatment for fevers, sambong leaves and roots are pounded then dissolved in cold water. Applied with a soft cloth over the nape, forehead, underarms and other body parts to bring down the body temperature. Sambong roots and leaves are also used as herbal medicine treatment for rheumatism. Sambong roots and leaves are pounded and applied as poultice on the affected body part. Sambong roots and leaves may also be boiled and are applied as warm compress onto affected area. Sambong is also used to treat headache, sambong leaves are pounded and applied as a poultice over the forehead. Sambong tea are also used as herbal medicine for colds and coughs of diarrhea and stomach spasms also cuts and wounds.

8. TSAANG GUBAT (Ehretia microphylla Lam.) Tsaang Gubatis used as herbal medicine and is a shrub that grows wild in the tropical climate of Philippines. Tsaang gubat is widely used in the Philippines as herbal medicine. Tsaang gubat were studied for possibleanti- allergicsubstances to counter the histamine release from mast cells that cause type-1 reactions. The

problems. Research about Ampalaya has shown that Ampalaya increases the production of beta cells by the pancreas, thereby improving the bodys ability to produce insulin, that controls the blood sugar for diabetics. Ampalaya leaves and fruits are excellent sources of Vitamin B, iron, calcium, and phosphorus. It is also rich in beta carotene. Ampalaya is used as herbal treatment for diabetes, HIV, coughs, skin diseases, sterility in women, parasiticide, antipyretic and as purgative among others.

3. BAWANG (Allium sativum) Bawang has been used as herbal medicine in many cultures for thousands of years, dating at least as far back as the time that the Egyptian pyramids were built. Bawang is claimed to help prevent heart disease including atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and cancer. Bawang contains antibacterial compound known as Allicin, Because of this bawang or garlic is known as nature's antibiotic. Bawang juice inhibits the growth of fungi and viruses thus prevents viral, yeast and viral infections. Preliminary test shows Bawang to have some positive results in the treatment of AIDS. The Philippine Department of Health has endorsed Bawang as an alternative herbal medicine for its anti bacterial properties and its efficacy for controlling hypertension, blood cholesterol and blood sugar for diabetics among others.

4. BAYABAS (Psidium guajava L.)

Bayabasorguavais a fruit bearing shrub or small tree that grows in the tropical climate like Mexico, Peru and the Philippines. Bayabas is

widely used in the Philippines as herbal medicine and is recognized by the Philippine Department of Health for its antiseptic property. Bayabas or guava fruit is known for being rich in vitamin C and vitamin A. Bayabas leaves and fruits contain eugenol, tannin, saponins, amydalin, phenolic acids, malic acid, ash, aldehydes, catequinic components and flavonoids. Bayabas or guava is used in herbal medicine as:~antiseptic and anti-inflammatory~ anti-spasmodic and antioxidant hepatoprotective~ anti-allergy and antimicrobial~ anti-plasmodial and anti-cough~antidiabetic and antigenotoxic.

5. LAGUNDI (Vitex negundo L.) Lagundi has been traditionally used as herbal medicine by Philippine folks. The efficacy of Lagundi has also been verified by the Philippine Department of Health and other Philippine based scientists which concentrated on its use to ease respiratory complaints. Lagundi is generally used for the treatment of coughs, asthma symptoms, and other respiratory problems, Lagundi is also known for its analgesic effect that helps alleviate pain and discomfort. Other traditional benefits that are derived from the use of Lagundi are as follows:-Relief of asthma & pharyngitis-Recommended relief of rheumatism,dyspepsia, boils, diarrhea-Treatment of cough, colds, fever and flu and other bronchopulmonary disorders-Alleviate symptoms of Chicken Pox-Removal of worms, and boils

6. NIYUG-NIYOGAN (Quisqualis indica L.)According to Philippine Department of Health, Niyog-niyogan has the following folkloric health benefits.Expels Intestinal Wormsand Parasites. The seeds of Niyog-niyogan are dried and taken orally. Recommended dosage is 4 to 7 seeds for Children while 8 to 10 seeds for Adults. Caution: Adverse reactions - diarrhea, abdominal pain, distention and hiccups more likely if nuts are eaten in consecutive days or when fresh nuts are eaten. ~ Treatment of Inflammation of Kidneys, Niyog-niyogan fruits are believed to alleviate nephritis or inflammation of the kidneys. ~ Remedy for boils and skin ulcers; Niyog-niyogan leaves are pounded and applied to externally to skin ulcers and boils. ~ Remedy for headaches, Niyog-niyogan leaves are applied to the head to relieve headaches. ~Remedy for Diarrhea and Fever, ripe fruits of Niyog-niyogan are roasted and taken internally for diarrhea and fever treatment. ~ Remedy for Dysuria or painful urination. A decoction of boiled Niyog-niyogan leaves are taken as tea to relieve pain while urinating.-Anti-Cancer, According to Professor Dr. Thomas Efferth of the DKFZ who studied 76 kinds of Chinese Medicinal plants, Niyog-niyogan or the Rangoon Creeper contains three ingredients with powerful anti-tumor activity that suppress the growth of a specific tumor cell line that is