Herbal Medicine Flashcards
RA 8423
TAMA or Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997
TAMA or Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997
RA 8423
10 herbal meds approved by the DOH
SANTALUBBY
Sambong
Akapulko
Niyog-niyogan
Tsaang Gubat
Ampalaya
Lagundi
Ulasimang bato
Bawang
Bayabas
Yerba Buena
A plant that reaches 1
1/2 to 3 meters in height
with rough hairy leaves.
Anti-edema
Diuretic
Anti-urolithiasis
BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA
SAMBONG
Chinese Honey Suckle. A vine which bears tiny fruits and grows wild in
backyards.
Anti-helminthic
QUISQUALIS INDICA L.
NIYUG-NIYOGAN
Ringworm bush or “Baysa-bayasan”. The leaves are embraced with 8 to 20 oblong-elliptical shaped leaflets. Flowers w/ oblong sepals
Anti-fungal
Tinea Flava
Ringworm
Athlete’s foot
Scabies
CASSIA ALATA
AKAPULKO
Forest Tea or Wild Tea.
DIARRHEA
CARMONA RETUSA
TSAANG GUBAT
Bitter gourd or bitter melon
Lower blood sugar levels
For Diabetes Mellitus (mild non-insulin dependent)
MOMORDICA CHARANTIA
AMPALAYA
5 Leaved-Chaste Tree
Asthma & cough
Fever, dysentery, colds, pain
Skin disease & wounds
Headache
Rheumatism, sprain, contusions
VITEX NEGUNDO
LAGUNDI
Peppermint.
For pain relief: headache, stomach ache
Rheumatism
Cough & colds
Swollen gums and toothache
Menstrual gas & pain
Nausea and fainting
Insect bites and pruritus
YERBA BUENA
This bulb is for hypertension, toothache, and lowers cholesterol levels in the blood
ALLIUM SATIVUM
BAWANG
Silver bush or shiny bush. AKA “Pansit-pansitan”
Lowers uric acid (rheumatism & gout)
PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA
ULASIMANG BATO
Useful for:
-Washing wounds
-Toothache
-Diarrhea
PSIDIUM GUAJAVA
BAYABAS
Sweet tasting and neither warming nor cooling in effect, aromatic
Uses:
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-pyretic
- Diuretic
CALACHUCHI
