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Submitted by:
Noel Edillo
Patricia Denisse Co
Julius Vincent Salon

Submitted to:
Mrs. Marjorie Cabria
 10 Herbal Medicines

Sambong is a half woody, strongly a romatic shrub, densely and softly

hairy, 1 to 4 meters high.

Uses:
- As a diuretic in hypertension and fluid retention. Also used for dissolution of
kidney stones. Some clinical studies have shown encouraging results for
Sambong to be both safe and effective in the treatment of kidney stones and
hypertension- Being promoted by the Department of Health (DOH) as a diuretic
and for dissolution of renal stones. One of a few herbs recently registered with
the Bureau of Foods and Drugs as medicines.

Ampalaya is a climbing vine, nearly or quite smooth, annual vine.

Uses:
- Fruit of wild form usually roasted over fire and eaten with salt or "heko."
- The leaves and fruit - used as vegetables - are excellent sources of Vit
B, iron, calcium, and phosphorus. It has twice the amount of beta
carotene in broccoli and twice the calcium content of spinach.

Hierba buena is a prostrate, smooth , much-branched, usually purplish,

strongly aromatic herb, with stems growing up to 40 centimeters long, with
ultimate ascending terminal branches

Uses:
Cultivated as a spice for cooking.
- Leaves used for tea.
- Used in salads to provide flavor.
- Used as a flavoring in confections and dentrifices.

Niog-niogan is a large climbing, woody shrub reaching a

length of 2 to 8 meters. Brown hairs give the younger parts a rusty
appearance.

Uses:
• Anthelmintic: Dried seeds preferable for deworming.
• Adults: Dried nuts-chew 8 to 10 small- to medium-sized dried nuts two
hours after a meal, as a single dose, followed by a half glass of water. If
fresh nuts are used, chew only 4-5 nuts. Hiccups occur more frequently
 with the use of
• Roasted seeds for diarrhea and fever.
• Plant used as a cough cure.
• Leaves applied to the head to relieve headaches.
• Pounded leaves externally for skin diseases.

Bawang is a low herb, 30 to 60 centimeters high. True stem is much

reduced. Bulbs are broadly ovoid, 2 to 4 centimeters in diameter,
consisting of several, densely crowded, angular and truncated tubers.

Uses:
- In the Philippines, bulbs used for hypertension. Also used as diuretic,
and eaten fresh or burned for coughs in children.
- Arthritis, rheumatism, toothaches: Crush several cloves and rub on
affected areas.
- Crush clove applied to both temples as poultice for headache.
- Crush garlic or cut clove crosswise and rub directly to areas of insect
bites.
- Decoction of leaves and bulbs for fever and as hypotensive,
carminative, expectorant, and antihelmintic.
- Juice from freshly crushed garlic used for colds, cough, sore throat,
hoarseness, asthma and bronchitis.
- Decoction use for tonsillitis.
Bayabas is a somewhat hairy plant reaching a height of 8 meters.
Uses:
- In the Philippines, the astringent, unripe fruit, the leaves, bark cortex,
and roots - though more often the leaves only - are used in decoction
for washing ulcers and wounds.
-Fresh leaves used for wounds and toothache.
- Decoction or infusion of fresh leaves used for wound cleaning to
prevent infection and to facilitate healing.
- Warm decoction of leaves for aromatic baths.
- Decoction of bark and leaves used for diarrhea.

Pansit-pansitan is an erect, branched, annual herb, shallow rooted,

reaching up to 40 centimeters high, with very succulent stems.
 - Infusion and decoction of leaves and stems are used for gout and
arthritis.
- Decoction of leaves used for urinary tract infections.
- Externally, as a facial rinse for complexion problems.
- In Ayurveda, used to pacify vitiated cough, pitta, constipation, kidney
diseases, urinary retention, dysuria, urinary tract infection, emaciation,
edema and general weakness.
- Pounded whole plant used as warm poultice for boils, pustules and
pimples.
- In Jamaica and the Caribbean used for colds and as a diuretic for
kidney problems.
- In South America, solution of fresh juice of stem and leaves used for
eye inflammation. Infusion and decoction of leaves and stems used for
gout and arthritis.

Tsaang gubat is an erect, very branched shrub growing up to 1

to 4 meters high.

Uses:
- Leaf decoction or infusion for abdominal colic, cough, diarrhea and
dysentery.
- Root decoction used as an antidote for vegetable poisoning.
- For diarrhea

-It has also been used as a dental mouthwash.

- Decoction of leaves used as disinfectant wash after childbirth.
 Lagundi is an erect, branched tree or shrub, 2 to 5 meters high.
Uses
- Decoction of leaves used externally for cleaning ulcers and internally
for flatulence. Also used as a lactagogue and emmenagogue.
- Decoction of bark, tops and leaves used as antigastralgic.
- Leaves used in aromatic baths; also as insectifuge.
- Vapor bath prepared with the plant used for treatment of febrile,
catarrhal, and rheumatic affections.
- Decoction of leaves used as warm bath by women suffering with
after-pains in the puerperal period. Also used as baths for new born
children.
Akapulko is a coarse, erect, branched shrub, 1.5 to 3 meters high.
Uses:
The seeds used for intestinal parasitism.
- Tincture from leaves reported to be purgative.
- Decoction of leaves and flowers for cough and as expectorant in
bronchitis and asthma. Also used as astringent.
- Crushed leaves and juice extract used for ringworm, scabies, eczema,
tinea infections, itches, insect bites, herpes

- In Africa, the boiled leaves are used for hypertension.

 Activity 9b
In 2-3 paragraphs, write your thoughts about the question, “Why are health
professionals, whether those that offer traditional, alternative, or
complementary, not present in a lot of rural municipalities in the country?

Health professionals, in whatever type they may be, are our immediate saviors in
times of need, people in the urban areas have easy access to them but why do
most of the far flung areas in the Philippines lack appropriate services that
everybody deserves?

We really put our efforts in keeping the flame of our traditions burning for our
next generations, which is the primary reason why some health professionals are
absent in some rural areas. Some of the areas where medical professionals
could not reach are the areas which our indigenous tribes are inhabiting, they
have their own way of curing their own sickness and neglect, in whatever form it
is, medical equipment and theories presented by our professionals. Another
reason is that these areas are not easy to access.

Our country, with its vast lands and amazing people needs to be protected and
nurtured that is why we must double our efforts in order to reach out to the
areas which medical practices are badly needed, that is why we need also to
appeal to the Philippine Government to resolve this matter.

Article Reaction
Medicinal Detours
While You Shouldn't Substitute The Internet For A Doctor, There Are Many Sites On
The Web That Might Help You Improve Your Daily Living
April 16, 1998|By Lynn Voedisch. Special to the Tribune.
What do you do when your back is killing you and you've exhausted every remedy
known to medical science? It's likely you'll join the growing throng of Americans -
- bedeviled by migraine headaches, anxiety and chronic aches and pains - who
are checking out alternative medicine. Lately, alternative medicine has gotten a
boost from mainstream science. Studies have shown acupuncture to be an
effective treatment for certain maladies, and more scientific trials indicate that
the herbs St. John's wort and feverfew are effective for depression and migraines.
This news has sparked growing interest in non-traditional treatments.
The Internet always has been a hot spot for discussion about such therapies as
acupuncture, acupressure and herbal medicine. The newsgroups are full of chat
about the effectiveness of offbeat treatments; some of the talk is informed and a
lot is nonsense.

The same is true of the many Web sites created to feature alternative medicine.
Many are full of well-researched, insightful information; others are nothing more
than ads for slickly packaged vitamins.
Separating the wheat from the chaff is daunting even for the experts, but there
are some sites that are standouts. (One caveat: These sites should not take the
place of a doctor.)
The pre-eminent alternative-medicine site is "Ask Dr. Weil" (www.drweil.com),
headed up by the avuncular, Santa Claus-bearded Andrew Weil. Weil is a
Harvard-trained physician who embraces natural, non-invasive treatments that
most doctors shun. "Ask Dr. Weil" now attracts 1 million hits a week, which breaks
down to about 250,000 visitors, according to site producer Scott Fagan. As Dr. Weil
continues to gain popularity -- he was recently featured on "The Oprah Winfrey
Show" -- the site keeps finding new visitors.
"We tend to skew toward women, which is a big surprise. Since the Internet
audience is widely thought to skew male," Fagan said.
At "Ask Dr. Weil," the bulletin boards are full of lively banter about the relative
merits of acupressure, Rolfing, guided-imagery therapy and herbal medicine.
Of all the alternative therapies, the least controversial is acupuncture.
Acupuncture.com is a fairly scholarly resource detailing the theories of traditional
Chinese medicine. This site offers a primer on the complex Chinese philosophy of
yin and yang and the energy meridians that are said to run through the body.
There's also a far-from-complete list of acupuncture practitioners and news about
acupuncture research.
The Japanese practice a treatment similar to acupuncture, but needles are not
used. Shiatsu, or acupressure, activates the same energy meridians and is also as
relaxing as massage. "Shiatsu: Therapeutic Art of Japan" is at www.
doubleclickd.com/shiatsu.html
Reiki is even subtler than shiatsu. A type of Japanese energy healing that involves
minimal touching, it puts the patient into a calm, meditative state. "Reiki Healing
Light" (www.geocities.com/HotSprings/6349/ index.html) has a detailed history of
the art.
Common massage is also a widely accepted therapy for such disorders as soft-
tissue pain. "Massage Therapy for Health and Fitness" (www.doubleclickd.com/
theramassage.html) contains an informative article on the surprising health
benefits of massage.
Chiropractic treatments have long been popular, although not everyone agrees
on their effectiveness. "Chiro-Web" (pages.prodigy.com/CT/doc/doc. html) has
articles on the science of spinal manipulation.
"HerbNet" www.herbnet.com) has information on which plants might be
beneficial to soothe headaches or ease fevers. If you'd rather whiff your herbs,
"AromaWeb" (www.geocities.com/aromaweb/) explains the fragrant art of
aromatherapy.
For naturopathy, homeopathy and other unusual therapies, visit "Health World
Online" (www.altmed.net), a newsletter that embraces everything from
osteopathy to tai chi.

Reaction:
In our fast-paced world, everything is digital and people find ways on how
to improve our way of living. People are now becoming more curious in finding
ways on how to treat their sickness and as a result, they resort to different
‘medicinal detours’ as you may call them. These detours are so-called ‘effective’
treatments because of the tons of curious individuals who have the guts to try
them. With this, it is always our duty to decide what we really need, but we must
not always quickly resort into doing or taking the route of these detours, but rather
we must always consult other people especially professionals in order to have a
better and more safer method in healing our diseases.

Types of Quackery
1. Device Quackery
 2. Medical Quackery 3. Nutrition Quackery

Noel Edillo
Grade 10 – Faraday