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# Community Health Nursing Sophia Eriecka M. Bartido ## DOH Approved Herbal Medicine ### Republic Act 8423 - Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 | Scientific Name | | |---|---| | 1. Sambong | *Blumea Balsamifera* | | | •Uses: - Anti-edema | | | - Diuretic | | | - Anti-urolithia...

# Community Health Nursing Sophia Eriecka M. Bartido ## DOH Approved Herbal Medicine ### Republic Act 8423 - Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 | Scientific Name | | |---|---| | 1. Sambong | *Blumea Balsamifera* | | | •Uses: - Anti-edema | | | - Diuretic | | | - Anti-urolithiasis (Renal calculi / Kidney stone) | | 2. Akalpulko | *Cassia Alata* | | | •Also known as Ringworm Bush / Bayas-bayasan. | | | • Uses: Anti-fungal: Tinea, Flava, Ringworm, Athlete's foot and Scabies. | | 3. Niyug- Niyogan | *Quisqualis Indica L.* | | | • Chinese Honey suckle | | | • Uses: Anti-helmitic (used to expel parasitic worms.) | | 4. Tsaang Gubat | *Carmon retusa* | | | • Forest/Wild Tea | | | • Uses:-Diarrhea | | | - Stomach ache | | 5. Ampalaya | *Momodia Charantia* | | | • Bitter Gourd / Melon | | | • Uses: Lowers Blood sugar | | | -Diabetes Mellitus (Mild non-insulin dependent) | | 6. Lagundi | *Vitex Negundo* | | | • 5 leaved-chaste Tree | | | • Uses: - Asthma & cough | | | - Fever, Dysentery (bloody diarrhea), Colds & pain | | | - Skin disease & wounds | | | - Headache | | | -Rheumatism, sprain, bruise / insect bites. | | | -Aromatic bath for ill patient. | | 7. Yerba Bueno | *Mentha Cordifelia* | | | • Peppermint | | | •Uses: - For pain: headache/stomachache. | | | - Rheumatismtarthritis | | | - Cough & Cold | | 8. Ulasimang Bato | *Peperomia Pellucida* | | | • Silvar bush/Shiny bush | | | • Uses: Lowers uric acid (Rheumatism/Gout) | | 9. Bawang | *Allium Sativum* | | | •Garlic | | | • Uses: - Hypertension | | | - Toothache | | | - Lowers cholesterol level in the blood. | | 10. Bayabas | *Psidium guajava* | | | •Guava | | | • Uses: -Washing wounds | | | - Toothache | | | - Diarrhea |