L e c t u r e N o t e s

Local Board Integrated Test I and II

What are the 10 Herbal Plants advocated by DOH?

1.

Lagundi (Vitex negundo) For asthma, cough and fever. Other uses: dysentery, skin disease, headache, rheumatism

2. Yerba Buena (Mentha cordifelia) For pain, cough and cold, toothache, menstrual and gas pain, insect bites

3. Sambong (Blumea balsamifera)

As diuretic, anti urolithiasis

4. Tsaang Gubat ( Carmona retusa )

For diarrhea, stomach ache

5. Niyug niyogan ( Quisqualis indica )

For antihelminthic

6. Bayabas ( Psidium guajava) For washing wounds, diarrhea, gargle

7. Akapulko ( Cassia alata )

As antifungal

8. Ulasimang bato ( Peperonia pellucida )

Used to decrease uric acid

9.

Bawang For hypertension and to decrease cholesterol

10. Ampalaya (Mamordica charantia) For NIIDM