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Many people from all over the world had been using herbal plants in treating
different kinds of illness and diseases. The ancient civilizations were known to have
relied on the power of herbal medicines, and even the modern world has adopted some of
their practices and herbal concoctions in utilizing this alternative medicine. One sub-
phytomedicine, botanical medicine, and herbology. Herbal medicine refers to the use of
any plant’s seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark or flowers for medicinal purposes.
In the Philippines where herbal plants species can be found around, it is common
for the Filipinos to use them in treating illnesses and diseases. Because of poverty in the
doctors so they tried herbal medicines to cure their illness and diseases. They take it even
though it is not prescribed by doctors because it is the only medicine that they can afford.
Being a parent is a major role. They are the one who provides the needs of their
children so they need to have a strong and a healthy body for them to work well to have
enough money. Health is a must for the parents because their body is the key for them to
support their family financially. Since traditional medicines are high cost and have
different side effects, many parents used to take herbal medicines in treating their
Coughs are more likely to happen when a person is sick, because infections often irritate
breathing passages. It takes weeks or a month after the initial infection has died down.
Our ancestors use herbal medicines to treat it because it is available everywhere and they
believed that it is effective. It is less expensive and affordable compare to the commercial
one. Herbal medicines are less harmful because it has lesser side effects than medicine.
assessing the effectiveness of ivy leaf for acute upper respiratory tract infections. The
In their conclusion, the authors state that all studies found that ivy extracts are
effective at reducing the symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection ,including the
frequency and duration of a cough, but that further evidence is needed because most
WHO's policy on herbal medicines acknowledges their important role for the
health of a large number of people. For particular cultural and socioeconomic groups,
they form a significant part of their health services. WHO promotes the safe and effective
use of herbal medicines and encourages their integration, wherever possible, into the
in treating cough among parents of senior high school students of SCSA. The research
1.1 age;
1.3 occupational;
cough?
the parents?
cough. This also focuses on the availability of the product to people. To successfully
address the research problem, data gathering focused on the information that answered
the objectives of the study as follows: the clinical effects of alternative medicines as a
treatment of cough among parents of senior high school students in SCSA. The scope of
the conclusions and recommendations of this study were limited upon the objectives of
the study.
Despite advancements in technologies and coming of the modern era, poverty is still one of the
problems we are facing today. Because of that a lot of people still doesn’t support their
basic necessities, it has been difficult to prioritize one of the necessities in life such as
health care. Alternative medicines addresses not only the need for access to medicine as a
component of health services but also to the need for increased income for farmers and
The result of the study helps to identify the herbal medicines used in treatment of
cough which also provides information regarding plants used in medical purpose. It will
help other researchers as guide line or reference to conduct their activity effectively in
investigating the clinical effects of herbal medicines in a treating illnesses. The result of
this research will also benefit the society by having enough knowledge about herbal