AKAPULKO-
Scientific name : Casia Alata
English name : Ringworm Bush
Treats skin diseases like Tinea infections,ringworms,eczema,scabies and insect bites.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Pound leaves and apply to affected areas.
You can also boil the leaves and two glass of water, and wash theaffected area 2x a day.
Scientific name: Momordia Charantia
English name: Bitter Melon
Help aleviates various ailments like Diabetis,liver problems, cough and fever ,treatment forintestinal worms and diarrhea.
Aids in lowering blood sugar level and lowers blood preassure.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Juice amplaya leaves and drink a spoonful a day.
Scientific name: Anona Squamosa L.
English name: Sugar Apple
Treats dysentery, diarrhea and fainting.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Crushed leaves are for dizziness and fainting.
Boil the bark of atis ,and drink for diarrhea.
Boiling of leaves treats cold ,fever and dysentery.
Scientific name: Lagerstromia speciosa
English name: Giant crape myrtle, Queen's Crape-myrtle, Banaba Plant, Pride of India
Aids incure of diabetis,ease urination,fights obesity,and blood preassure control.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Boil banaba leaves and drink like tea.
Scientific name: Psidium guajava
English name: Guava
Has antiseptic properties and helps to heal wounds,it has strong concentration of vitamin A and C.
Helps cure diarrhea.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Boil bayabas leaves,and wash it to wound.
Eating of the fruits helps aid diarrhea,to much consumption of it will cause constipation.
Scientificname: Allium Sativum
English name: Garlic
Reduces cholesterol level, known to have antibiotic properties.
Helps lower blood preassure.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Eat 2 to 3 cloves after every meal.
Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn
English name: Rose mallow
As herbal medicine, gumamela flower, leaves and roots are used. Gumamela has the following medicinal characteristics: expectorant, diuretic, emollient, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, anodyne and refrigerant.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Boil gumamela to1/4 water for Bronchitis,cough,fever,urinary and bladder infection, high blood preassure and constipation.
Scientific name: Vitex negundo
English name: Five leaved chaste tree
Relief for asthma, treats cough,fever,cold and flu.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Boil chopped leaves and drink 4x a day.
Scientific name: Zinniger Officinale
English name: Ginger
Known for it's antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, diuretic and antiseptic properties.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Boil ginger in water and drink.
For rheumatism, pound ginger and apply to the affected area.Mixed with oil for easy application.
Scientific name: Moringga oleifera
English name: Horse raddish
The leaves of this plant proved to be a good source of calcium, iron, ascorbic acid and phosphorus. Its other parts such as the seeds, the young pods, and the flowers have been established to benefit individuals as far as anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, circulatory stimulations, and such other activities that are most beneficial to mankind, are concerned.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Aside from boiling,There are malunggay capsules that are now available in the market, which contain 250mg dried young leaves of the malunggay plant.
Scientific name: Quisqualis indica
English name:Dhinese Honeysuckle
By eating ,matured dried seeds niyog-niyugan eliminates intestinal worms, Thrichina and Ascaris.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Use only mature seeds, dried and newly cracked nut.
Adult, 8-10 seeds
7-12 years old, 6-7 seeds
6-8 years old, 5-6 seeds
4-5 years old, 4-5 seeds.
Scientific name: Origanum vulgare
English name: Sweet marjoram
It has anti-oxidant and anti-microbial properties which help eases cough,asthma , upset stomach and prevents arthritis and osteoarthritis.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Boil fresh leaves for 10 to 15 minutes. Drink 3 times a day for common colds.
For a concentrate, juice the oregano leaves and take 1 tablespoon every hour to relieve chronic coughs, rheumatism, bronchitis, asthma, and dyspepsia.
Scientific name: Peperomia pellucida
English name:
Treat arthritis, gout, skin disorders, abdominal pains and kidney problems.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Salad: Wash 1 1/2 glasses of fresh mature leaves thoroughly. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
Decoction: Wash the leaves thoroughly and chop into pieces. Boil 2 glasses of chopped leaves with 4 glasses of water for 15 minutes in low fire without cover. Cool and strain.
Drink 1/3 glass after every meal, or 3x a day.
Scientific name: Blumea balsamifera
English name: Blumea Camphora
Treat kidney disorders, colds, fever, rheumatism, hypertension and other ailments. As a diuretic, it helps in the excretion of urinary stones.
USE AND PREPARATION:
Boil leaves,drink like tea 3x a day.
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