TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

Question 1

refers to health practices,
approaches, knowledge and beliefs incorporating
plant, animal and mineral based medicines,
spiritual therapies, manual techniques and
exercises, applied singularly or in combination to
treat, diagnose and prevent illnesses or maintain
well-being

Answer 1

Traditional medicine

Question 2

• KIDNEY STONES
• WOUNDS, CUTS,
RHEUMATISM, COLDS,
COUGHS
• ANTI-DIARRHEA & ANTI
SPASMS.
• ROOTS & LEAVES: FEVERS
AND HEADACHES
• TEA: COLDS & COUGHS
• JUICE: CUTS & WOUNDS

Answer 2

SAMBONG (Blumea camphor)

Question 3

• TINEA INFECTION, INSECT
BITES, RINGWORMS,
ECZEMA, SCABIES &
ITCHINESS
• BRONCHITIS & DYSPNEA;
RELIEVING SYMPTOMS OF
ASTHMA;
• LAXATIVE FOR INTESTINAL
PARASITES
• COUGH AND FEVER

Answer 3

ALKAPULKO (ringworm bush)

Question 4

• DIABETES (HYPOGLYCEMIC
POLYPEPTIDE &
LOWERING THE SUGAR)
• OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS:
HEMORRHOIDS, COUGHS,
& ANTI-INFLAMMATORY,
BODY DETOXIFICATION &
REMOVAL OF NICOTINE
FERTILITY REGULATION

Answer 4

AMPALAYA (bitter gourd)

Question 5

• INFECTIONS (ANTI-
BACTERIAL AND ANTI-
INFLAMMATORY)
• LOWERING DOWN
CHOLESTEROL AND BP
LEVELS
• IMMUNE SYSTEM

Answer 5

BAWANG (ALLIUM SATIVUM)

Question 6

• FIRST AID TO OPEN
WOUNDS
• ANTIBACTERIAL
• ANTI-ALLERGY
• INTESTINES HEALTHY

Answer 6

BAYABAS

Question 7

• SEEDS: SKIN DISEASES
• FLOWERS: DIARRHEA AND
CHOLERA
• BLACK FRUIT: RELIEVE AND
REGULATE ANY INTESTINAL
DISCOMFORT
• ROOTS: RHEUMATISM AND
DYSENTERY
• OTHER: ASTHMA

Answer 7

LAGUNDI (VITEX NEGUNDO)

Question 8

• DEWORMING PROPERTIES
• TREAT HEADACHES,
DIARRHEA, FEVER, AND
PAINFUL URINATION

Answer 8

NIYOG-NIYOGAN (RANGOON CREEPER)

Question 9

• TREAT SKIN ALLERGIES
LIKE ECZEMA,
SCABIES, AND
ITCHINESS AFTER
CHILDBIRTH, MILD
PSORIASIS AND
ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Answer 9

TSAANG GUBAT (SCORPION BUSH)

Question 10

• HEALTH CONDITIONS:
ABSCESSES,
ABDOMINAL PAIN,
SORES, CONJUNCTIVITIS,
MEASLES, & KIDNEY
STONES
• ANTIMICROBIAL,
CYTOTOXIC, &
ANTIDIABETIC

Answer 10

PANSIT PANSITAN

Question 11

• ANALGESIC TO ALLEVIATE
BODY ACHES SUCH AS
RHEUMATISM AND GOUT
• RELIEVE ACHES ON THE
TOOTH AND STOMACH.

Answer 11

YERBA BUENA (MINT)

Question 12

• ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
• ANTI-TUMOR
• ANTI-ASTHMA (SEEDS)
• ANTIBIOTIC
• ANTIOXIDANT
• ANTI-ULCER
• ANTIDIABETIC (LEAVES)

Answer 12

MALUNGGAY (HORSERADISH TREE)

Question 13

• DENGUE FEVER PATIENTS
• INCREASES BLOOD
PLATELET
• UPPER RESPIRATORY &
BOOSTS THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM

Answer 13

TAWA-TAWA (ASTHMA PLANT)

Question 14

• DIABETES & KIDNEY
FAILURE
• REGULATE BP
• AIDS THE DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM
• HELPS EASE URINATION
• FIGHTS DOWN OBESITY

Answer 14

BANABA (GIANT CRAPE MYTLE)

Question 15

Side effects include bleeding, soreness, or bruising at the
site of needle insertion. Other risks of
acupuncture include dizziness, fainting, local
internal bleeding, convulsions, hepatitis B,
dermatitis, nerve damage, increased pain, and
very rarely injury to an internal organ.

Answer 15

Acupuncture

Question 16

involves
the insertion of extremely fine needles
into the skin at specific “acupoints.” This
may relieve pain by releasing endorphins,
the body’s natural pain-killing chemicals,
and by affecting the part of the brain that
governs serotonin, a brain chemical
involved with mood.

Answer 16

Acupuncture

Question 17

some people may feel soreness or bruising at
acupressure points. You may also feel
temporarily lightheaded. Pressure should
be gentle over fragile or sensitive areas,
such as the face.

Answer 17

Acupressure

Question 18

works by placing
pressure on specific points on the
body to release qi. Application of
pressure requires precision because
some 365 points are located on the
major channels, plus there are over
650 individual pressure points.

Answer 18

Acupressure

Question 19

uses a hair-thin needle to stimulate an acupoints

triggers a stronger stimulation to activate the body’s innate healing ability

Answer 19

Acupuncture

Question 20

uses a firm pressure to massage the
acupoints.

Answer 20

Acupressure