Medicinal Plants
PHILIPPINE MEDICINAL PLANTS
Here are the list of Medicinal Plants that can be found here in the Philippines :
AKAPULKO
Scientific name : Casia Alata
Other name : Ringworm Bush, Kasitas (Bik., Bis.)
Treats skin diseases like Tinea infections,ringworms,eczema,scabies and insect bites.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Pound enough fresh leaves; express (squeeze out) the juice and apply on the affected skin morning and evening. Improvement should be noticed after 2 - 3 weeks of treatment.
You can also boil the leaves and two glass of water, and wash the affected area 2x a day.
AMPALAYA
Scientific name: Momordia Charantia
English name: Bitter Melon
Help aleviates various ailments like Diabetis, liver problems, cough and fever ,treatment for intestinal worms and diarrhea.
Aids in lowering blood sugar level and lowers blood pressure.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Juice amplaya leaves and drink a spoonful a day.
Steam ampalaya tops (upper four leaves) and eat half a cup twice daily. As a decoction, boil six tablespoons of finely chopped leaves in two glasses of water over low fire (for 15 minutes). Drink 1/3 cup, three times a day, 30 minutes before meals. Don't use aluminum pots (clay or enamel only).
ATIS
Scientific name: Anona Squamosa L.
English name: Sugar Apple
Treats dysentery, diarrhea and fainting.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Crushed leaves are for dizziness and fainting.
Boil the bark of atis ,and drink for diarrhea.
Boiling of leaves treats cold ,fever and dysentery.
Salted bruised leaves used to hasten suppuration.
Bark decoction is used as tonic and to stop diarrhea.
Root has purgative action.
Leaf decoction used for rheumatic baths to alleviate pain.
For fainting and hysteria, crush fresh leaves and place over nose.
For infected insect bites, pound and extract the juice from one unripe fruit and apply the juice directly to the affected areas, 3 times daily.
For lice infestation of the head, atis has a
Here are the list of Medicinal Plants that can be found here in the Philippines :
AKAPULKO
Scientific name : Casia Alata
Other name : Ringworm Bush, Kasitas (Bik., Bis.)
Treats skin diseases like Tinea infections,ringworms,eczema,scabies and insect bites.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Pound enough fresh leaves; express (squeeze out) the juice and apply on the affected skin morning and evening. Improvement should be noticed after 2 - 3 weeks of treatment.
You can also boil the leaves and two glass of water, and wash the affected area 2x a day.
AMPALAYA
Scientific name: Momordia Charantia
English name: Bitter Melon
Help aleviates various ailments like Diabetis, liver problems, cough and fever ,treatment for intestinal worms and diarrhea.
Aids in lowering blood sugar level and lowers blood pressure.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Juice amplaya leaves and drink a spoonful a day.
Steam ampalaya tops (upper four leaves) and eat half a cup twice daily. As a decoction, boil six tablespoons of finely chopped leaves in two glasses of water over low fire (for 15 minutes). Drink 1/3 cup, three times a day, 30 minutes before meals. Don't use aluminum pots (clay or enamel only).
ATIS
Scientific name: Anona Squamosa L.
English name: Sugar Apple
Treats dysentery, diarrhea and fainting.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Crushed leaves are for dizziness and fainting.
Boil the bark of atis ,and drink for diarrhea.
Boiling of leaves treats cold ,fever and dysentery.
Salted bruised leaves used to hasten suppuration.
Bark decoction is used as tonic and to stop diarrhea.
Root has purgative action.
Leaf decoction used for rheumatic baths to alleviate pain.
For fainting and hysteria, crush fresh leaves and place over nose.
For infected insect bites, pound and extract the juice from one unripe fruit and apply the juice directly to the affected areas, 3 times daily.
For lice infestation of the head, atis has a