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    TRADITIONAL

    MEDICINE
    10 DOH Approved
    Herbal Plants
    Sheena Carolyn S. Sedeño, RM, RN
    Republic Act No. 8423
    Traditional and Alternative
    Medicine Act (TAMA) of 1997
    It aims to improve the quality and delivery of health care
    services to the Filipino people through the development of
    traditional and alternative health care and its integration into the
    national health care delivery system.
    Traditional medicine - the sum total of knowledge, skills, and practice on
    health care, not necessarily explicable in the context of modern, scientific
    philosophical framework, but recognized by the people to help maintain
    and improve their health towards the wholeness of their being, the
    community and society, and their interrelations based on culture, history,
    heritage, and consciousness.

    Herbal medicines - finished, labelled, medicinal products that contain as


    active ingredient/s serial or underground part/s of plant or other materials
    or combination thereof, whether in the crude state or as plant
    preparations.

    Plant material includes juices, gums, fatty oils, essential oils, and other substances
    of this nature. Herbal medicines, however, may contain excipients in addition to the
    active ingredient(s). Medicines containing plant material(s) combined with
    chemically-defined active substances, including chemically-defined, isolated
    constituents of plants, are not considered to be herbal medicines.
    01 Lagundi (Vitex negundo L.)
    This medicinal plant had recently been
    commercialized and many pharmaceutical companies
    are making cough syrups out of it.

    INDICATION
    Diuretic
    Anti-allergy
    Antioxidant
    Promotes relaxation
    Wound healing
    Improves digestion,
    Reduces risk of cancer
    02 Ulasimang-bato (Peperonia pellucida)
    Pansit-pansitan can be found wild onlightly
    shaded and damp areas such as nooks, walls,
    yards and even roofs. Pansit-pansitan has heart
    shaped leaves, succulent stems with tiny flowers
    on a spike. This is a very popular traditional
    medication for gout as this herbal plant contains
    analgesic properties.

    INDICATION
    Gout
    Rheumatic pains
    03 Guava (Psidium guajava L.)
    Almost all of the parts of this plant have
    medicinal qualities and value, and thus,
    making it as one of the most popular
    therapeutic plants in the Philippines

    INDICATION
    Anti-diarrheal
    Antiseptic (wound healing)
    04 Bawang (Alium sativum L.)
    Garlic antibacterial compound known as allicin,
    saved many lives of the world war2 soldiers as
    this property prevented the wounds from being
    infected and developing into gangrene at a
    later stage by extracting the juice of bawang or
    garlic and applying to the wounds.

    INDICATION
    Lowering blood cholesterol levels
    Antiseptic
    Hypertension
    Toothache
    Weight loss
    Immune booster
    05 Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii)
    Yerba Buena has been consumed for
    centuries as tea and herbal medicine as a
    pain reliever(analgesic).

    INDICATION
    Pain
    Cough
    Colds
    Nausea
    Pruritus
    06 Sambong (Blumea balsamifera L. DC)

    INDICATION
    Diuretic
    Hypertension
    Antipyretic
    07 Akapulko (Cassia alata L.)

    Akapulko is a shrub found throughout the


    Philippines. It is known under various names in
    different regions in the country.

    INDICATION
    Anti-fungal
    08 Niyog- Niyogan (Quisqualis Indica L.)
    In forest margins at low altitude, in
    gardensand backyards. Native to
    Asian tropics and throughout
    Malaysian region.

    INDICATION
    Anthelmintic
    09 Tsaang Gubat (Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam.)
    In folkloric medicine, the leaves has been
    used as a disinfectant wash during child
    birth, as cure for diarrhea, as tea for general
    good heath and because Tsaang Gubathas
    high fluoride content, it is used as a mouth
    gargle for preventing tooth decay.

    INDICATION
    Stomach upset
    Diarrhea
    10 Ampalaya (Momordica charantia (L.) DC)

    INDICATION
    Lowers blood sugar levels
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