Effectiveness of Basil Plant for Urinary Tract Infection
EFFECTIVENESS OF BASIL ( Ocimum Basilicum Lamiaceace ) PLANT FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTION
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The care of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common costly problem in acute care and home care population. Many therapies have been made for the treatment. Despite this, the patient still suffer from pains when urinating and the financial burden. In the locality, Urinary Tract Infection was commonly experienced among teenagers due to lifestyle and diet. Nurses in the community are the first line health care givers and are sanctioned by the Department of Health to render independent measures to alleviate health problem.
The use of herbal plants such as basil does not entail the use of pharmaceutical drugs. Basil as an alternative oral medication has an anti-bacterial agent, which can help promote healing. And because of this, the complications that may arise are unlikely to happen. Based on the observations with staff nurses, who have taken care of patients with Urinary Tract Infection, antibiotic were used to treat. The use of synthetic drugs in treating Urinary Tract Infection was proven effective. However, if the patient is financially incapable of buying the prescribed antibiotic therapy for the treatment, water therapy was simply used. If not treated, they respond to antibiotics being prescribed, there is a progression of renal infection and it has a greater chance to be colonized with microorganism. It may become chronic, and maybe resistant to many antibiotics. The use of antibiotics as a treatment is very costly. Oral antibiotics may not be healing. Because of this, the researches with great interest would like to study the therapeutic effectiveness of Basil as an oral treatment and an adjunct treatment of Urinary Tract Infection.
The study of Basil herb used as a cure for UTI has been proposed to help the indigenous people of Mountain Province due to lack of facilities on selected locations. Basil is a plant that can be
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The care of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common costly problem in acute care and home care population. Many therapies have been made for the treatment. Despite this, the patient still suffer from pains when urinating and the financial burden. In the locality, Urinary Tract Infection was commonly experienced among teenagers due to lifestyle and diet. Nurses in the community are the first line health care givers and are sanctioned by the Department of Health to render independent measures to alleviate health problem.
The use of herbal plants such as basil does not entail the use of pharmaceutical drugs. Basil as an alternative oral medication has an anti-bacterial agent, which can help promote healing. And because of this, the complications that may arise are unlikely to happen. Based on the observations with staff nurses, who have taken care of patients with Urinary Tract Infection, antibiotic were used to treat. The use of synthetic drugs in treating Urinary Tract Infection was proven effective. However, if the patient is financially incapable of buying the prescribed antibiotic therapy for the treatment, water therapy was simply used. If not treated, they respond to antibiotics being prescribed, there is a progression of renal infection and it has a greater chance to be colonized with microorganism. It may become chronic, and maybe resistant to many antibiotics. The use of antibiotics as a treatment is very costly. Oral antibiotics may not be healing. Because of this, the researches with great interest would like to study the therapeutic effectiveness of Basil as an oral treatment and an adjunct treatment of Urinary Tract Infection.
The study of Basil herb used as a cure for UTI has been proposed to help the indigenous people of Mountain Province due to lack of facilities on selected locations. Basil is a plant that can be