TRADITIONAL MEDICINES Flashcards
Scientific name of Niyog-niyogan
Quisqualis Indica
Scientific name of Yerba-buena
Mentha cordifolia
Scientific name of Akapulko
Cassia Alata
Scientific name of Ulasimang Bato
pansit-pansit (tagalog)
Olasiman-ihalas (bisaya)
Tangon-tangon (bikol)
Peperonia Pellucida
Scientific name Sambong
Blumea balsamifera
ANTI-HELMITHIC
Niyog-niyogan (Quisqualis Indicia)
Diuretic, kidney stones
Sambong (Blumea Balsamifera)
Diabetic Mellitus
Ampalaya (Momordica Charantia)
ANTI-FUNGAL, LAXATIVE
Akapulko (Cassia Alata)
ANTI-INFECTANT, TOOTHACHE/GARGLE
Bayabas (Psidium guajava)
Contusions, skin diseases, sprain, dysentry
Lagundi (Vitex negundo)
Pruritis, menstrual, and insect bites
Yerba Buena (Mentha Cordifolia)
Hypertension
Bawang (Allium Sativum)
Lowers Uric acid
Ulasimang Bato (Pepperonia Pellucida)