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Examples Of medicinal plants:

1. Aap!lo "#assia alata$a medicinal plant called %rin&'orm b!sh orschr!b% and %acap!lco% in En&lish( this Philippine herbal medicine is!sed to treat tinea infections( insect bites( rin&'orms( ec)ema(scabies and itchiness.

*. Ampalaya "Momordica charantia$#ommon names incl!de %bittermelon % or %bitter &o!rd % in En&lish. +his Philippine herbal medicinehas been fo!nd to be effecti,e in the treatment of diabetes"diabetes mellit!s$( hemofrhoids( co!&hs( b!rns and scalds( andbein& st!died for anti-cancer properties.

. /a'an& "Alli!m sati,!m$#ommon name in en&lish is %0arlic%./a'an& is a !sed in Philippine herbal medicine to treat infection'ith antibacterial( antiinflammatory( anti-cancer and anti-hypertensi,e properties. It is 'idely !sed to red!ce cholesterolle,el in blood.

. /ayabas "Psidi!m &!aja,a$- %0!a,a% in En&lish. A Philippine herbalmedicine !sed as antiseptic( anti-inflammatory( anti-spasmodic(antioxidant hepatoprotecti,e( anti-aller&y( antimicrobial( anti-plasmodial( anti-co!&h( antidiabetic( and anti&enotoxic in folloricmedicine.

2. 3a&!ndi "4itex ne&!ndo$- no'n as %2-lea,ed chaste tree% in en&lishis !sed in Philippine herbal medicine to treat co!&h( colds andfe,er. It is also !sed as a relief for asthma 5 pharyn&itis(

rhe!matism( dyspepsia( boils( and diarrhea.

6. 7iyo&-niyo&an "8!is9!alis indica 3.$- is a ,ine no'n as %#hinesehoney s!cle%. +his Philippine herbal medicine is !sed to eliminateintestinal parasites.

. ;ambon& "/l!mea balsamifera$- En&lish name: %7&ai camphor or/l!mea camphor% is a Philippine herbal medicine !sed totreatidney stones( 'o!nds and c!ts( rhe!matism( anti-diarrhea(

anti spasms( colds and co!&hs and hypertension
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Medicinal plants informations


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Adelfa Scientific name: Nerium Indicum Mil

English:Oleander,Adelfa;

Tagalog: Aldelfa

Erect, smooth shrub, 1. to ! meters high with a cream"colored stic#$ resinous %uice.

&eaves are in whorls of ! or ', linear"lanceolate, 1("1 cm long, with numerous hori)ontal

nerves. *lowers are show$, sweet"scented, single or double, '" cm in diameter, white,

pin# or red, borne in terminal in+orescence c$mes-. *ruit is c$lindrical, paired, with deep

linear striations, 1"( cm long. /eeds are numerous and compressed, with a tuft of 0ne,

shining, white, sil#$ hairs.

Application:

" erpes )oster s#in-: 2rush leaves, mi3 with oil and appl$ on lesions. 4o not appl$ on

raw surface. Mil#$ %uice of the plant is irritating. 2aution: 5ot to be ta#en internall$.

" erpes simple3: Mi3 1 cup of chopped leaves and bar# with tablespoons of oil. Appl$

to lesions ! times dail$.

" 6ingworm: 2hop a foot long branch and mi3 with 1 cup chopped fresh $oung leaves. Mi3

the %uice with drops of fresh coconut oil. Appl$ ! times dail$.

" /na#e bites: 7ound 1( leaves and a piece of branch. Appl$ poultice to the wound.

" 6oot, locall$ and internall$, used for abortion.

" 6oots, made into paste with water, used for hemorrhoids.

" 6oots and bar# used e3ternall$ for ec)ema, sna#e bites and as insecticide.

" *resh leaves applied to tumors to hasten suppuration.

2onstituents and properties

8l$coside, oleadrin; tannin; volatile oil, (.9.

5erium oleanders leaves contain two principles: neriin and oleandrin, glucosides withproperties similar to digitalin.


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The seeds contain ph$tosterin and l"strophnathin. The bar# contains to3ic gl$cosides:

rosaginin and nerlin, volatile oil, 03ed oil.

5erium odorums bar# $ielded two to3ic bitter principlesneriodorin and neriodorein.

Another to3ic principle is #arabin. oth #arabin and neriodorin are probabl$ resins, rather

than glucosides.

The pharmacologic actions of of neriin and oleandrin resemble those of digitalis

glucosides.


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Akapulko Scientific name: Cassia alata L

English: 6ingworm bush or shrub

Tagalog: A#apul#o

A#apul#o is a shrub that grows wild on Mt. anahaw. The leaves contain chr$sophanic

acid. The leaves are reported to be sudori0c, diuretic and purgative, being used in the

same manner as senna. The leaves are commonl$ used for ringworm and other s#in

diseases. The leaves in concoction are also used to treat bronchitis and asthma.

Traditional =ses:

*or fungal s#in infections: 6ing worm, tinea white spots-, athletes foot

ow to =se:


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As anti fungal, appl$ %uice from the pounded leaves on a>ected areas of the s#in. /trong

decoction of leaves and +owers for cleansing ec)ema and other s#in itch.

As an ointment: 7repared from the leaves and appl$ twice a da$.

7recaution: appl$ thinl$ on a>ected s#in.


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Alugati Scientific name: Basella rura Linn

Tagalog: Alugbati

A succulent, branched, smooth, twining herbaceous vine, several meters in length. /tems

are purplish or green. &eaves are +esh$, ovate or heart"shaped, to 1 cms long,

stal#ed, tapering to a pointed tip with a cordate base. /pi#es are a3illar$, solitar$, "?

cm long. *ruit is +esh$, stal#less, ovoid or spherical, "@ mm long, and purple when

mature.


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7roperties

4emulcent, diuretic, emollient, la3ative, rubefacient.

4istribution

*ound in settled and cultivated areas, in hedges.

Application

2ommon mar#et product, a popular leaf$ and stew vegetable, a good substitute for

spinach. The green and purple cultivated varieties are preferable to the wild ones.

oth the $oung shoots and stems are eaten. E3cellent source of calcium and iron; good

source of vitamins A, , and 2, with a high roughage value. 6oots are emplo$ed as

rubefacient. 7oultice of leaves used to reduce local swelling. /ap is applied to acne

eruptions to reduce in+ammation. 4ecoction of leaves used for its mild la3ative e>ects.

7ulped leaves applied to boils and ulcers to hasten suppuration./ugared %uice of leaves

useful for catarrhal aictions. &eaf"%uice, mi3ed with butter, is soothing and colling when

applied to burns and scalds.

Ba!aas Scientific name: Psidium gua"a#a L$

%nglis&:'ua#a

(agalog: Ba!aas


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Ba!aas is a fruit found t&roug&out t&e P&ilippines$ )&ile t&e larger #arieties are culti#ated* most of it

grows wild$ It is #er! aundant on Mt$ Bana&aw in its wild form$ (&e lea#es and ark are known to e

astringent* #ulnerar!* and antidiarr&etic$ (&e ark is used in t&e c&ronic diarr&ea of c&ildren$ (&e fruit

is known to e ant&elmintic* and is used for &ig& lood pressure* poor circulation* diaetes and

ast&ma$ (&e fruit also &as proal! t&e &ig&est concentration of #itamin C of an! of t&e tropical fruits

in t&e P&ilippines$

Bunga Scientific name: Areca catec&u L$

English:etel"nut


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7alm

Tagalog: unga de 2hina

etel, common name for a tropical vine see 7epper-, sometimes called betel pepper.


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8labrous spreading tree, up to C meters high, with numerous adventitious roots from the

trun# and branches.

&eaves are smooth, leather$ and shin$, slenderl$ acuminate and entire. The stipules are

red, as long as the leaves.

=ses

/#in eruptions and dermatitis: oil one cup of chopped bar# in 1D gallon of

water for 1( mins; use decoction to wash involved areas, twice dail$.

4ecoction of aerial rootlets used for wounds, cuts and sores.

ar# is astringent and used as st$ptics for wounds.

4ecoction of late3 for parasitic worms.

Bu!o Scientific name: Piper etle L$


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English:etel&eaf7epper

Tagalog: u$o anis,


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-akaw . Cocoa / Scientific name: (&eoroma cacao L$

English:2ocoa

plant

Tagalog: a#aw

2acao is a fruit tree cultivated throughout the 7hilippines, and is ver$ abundant on Mt.

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0u&at .1a#a Plum/ Scientific name: S!s2!gium "amolanum

English:lac#plum,%ava

plum

Tagalog: 4uhat

A duhat tree is about C to 1' meters high with white branchlets and reddish $oung

shoots. &eaves are broad"tipped, opposite, shin$ and leather$, ellipitic, @ to 1 cm long.

*lowers, small, pin#ish, in clusters, petal arranged to form a cup. *ruit is oval, 1 to cm

long, dar# purple to blac#, +esh$ and one"seeded, with a sweet"astringent taste.

4uhat is a fruit tree found mostl$ wild throughout the 7hilippines. 4uhat seeds are #nown

for the treatment of diabetes, as are the leaves and the %uice from the fruit. The bar# is

astringent and in decoction is used as a mouthwash and as a gargle for ulcerations of the

mouth.

Medicinal 7roperties:

4iarrhea: &iberal amounts of the +esh$ portion of the fruit.

8um gingivitis: =se a 19 decoction of the bar# as a gargle or mouthwash.

Founds: =se the bar# decoction as an astringent wash.


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ar# used for sore throats, indigestion, appetite loss, leucorrhea, bronchitis,

asthma, ulcers and d$senter$.

-ompre! .Comfre!/ Scientific name: S!mp&!tum officinale L$

English:2omfre$

Tagalog: ompre$

2aution: /ince the late H(Is, sub%ect of persisting concerns and debate on certain al#aloid

contents that ma$ cause liver damage. Advice is given against use of comfre$ as salad

green or tea.

=ses

2on0rmed source of vitamin 1, although in negligible amounts that would reBuire

consumption of ' pounds of comfre$ dail$ for minimum dail$ reBuirement.

4ecoction of leaves used for a variet$ of illnesses: Asthma, cough, ulcers,

constipation, h$pertension.

7oultice of fresh leaves used for sprains, in+ammator$ swelling, e3ternal

wounds, sores, athletes foot, burns, insect bites, and abscesses.

Juice of leaves used for a variet$ of s#in ailments and wounds healing; appl$

three times dail$. 4ecoction of tea as a sleep"aid.


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'ugo Scientific name: %ntada p&aseikaudes - Meer

Tagalog: 8ugo

This plant is ver$ large tree found throughout the 7hilippines. ectivel$. The active principle of the bar# is saponin.

A ver$ large, wood$ climber. /tems thic# as a mans arm, angled, and much

twisted and the bar# is dar# brown and rough.

&eaves: tripinnate, the common petioles usuall$ ending in a long tendril.

7innae stal#ed, usuall$ ' in number.

&ea+ets oblong or obovate, . to cm long, rigidl$ leather$ and smooth.

*lowers: to ! mm long, $ellowish white, either crowded in long slender

spi#es from the a3ils of the upper leaves or arranged in terminal panicles.

*ruits: pods, few, pendant, !( to 1(( cm long and H to 1( cm wide, somewhat

curved, slightl$ constricted between the seeds. /eeds are hard, and circular with

their sides +attened.


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Medicinal =ses:

*or rheumatic lumbar and leg pains, sprains, contusions: use dried vine

materials, 1 to !( gms in decoction.

*or %aundice, edema due to malnutrition: use powdered seeds, ! to ? gms

ta#en orall$ with water. Abdominal pains and colic: 7ound the #ernels of the seeds, mi3 with oil and

appl$ as poultice onto a>ected area.

2ounterirritant: Ma#e a paste of the seeds and appl$ to glandular swellings in

the a3illa, loins and %oints, and swollen hands and feet.

air wash: /oa# the prepared bar# in water until soft; e3press the %uice b$

rubbing the spread 0bers against each other until lather is produced; use as hair

shampoo.

'umamela Scientific name: 3iiscus rosa4sinensis Linn

English: 2hina rose, ibiscus Tagalog: 8umamela

8umamela is cultivated as an ornamental +ower throughout the 7hilippines.


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An erect, much"branched, glabrous shrub, 1 to ' m high.

&eaves: gloss$ green, ovate, acuminate, pointeed, coarsel$"toothed, H to 1

cm long, alternate, stipulate.

*lowers: solitar$, a3illar$, ver$ large. Outermost series of bracteoles @,

lanceolate, green, and C mm long or less. 2al$3 green, cm long, lobes ovate.

7etals commonl$ red, obovate, entire, rounded tip, and imbricate. /tamensforming a long staminal tube enclosing the entire st$le of the pistil and protruding

out of the corolla. Ovar$ "celled, st$les , fused below.

*ruits: capsules, loculicidall$ "valved, but rarel$

Medicinal =se:

Mumps, infection of the urinar$ tract: use dried drug materials 1 to !( gms,

boil to decoction and drin#.

*or abscesses, carbuncles and boils: crush fresh leaves and poultice the

infected area. Also, pound +ower buds into a paste and appl$ to e3ternal

swellings; also used for boils, cancerous swellings and mumps. 4ecoction of roots, bar#s, leaves and +owers used as an emollient.

4ecoction from roots of red and white"+owered plants used as an antidote for

poison.

ar# is an emmenagogue; also used to normali)e menstruation.

/eeds used as a stimulant and for cramps.

4ecoction of leaves for fevers.

*or headaches, an infusion of leaves or poultice of leaves.

&eaves are mildl$ la3ative.

Mucilage during labor.

6ed +owers are purgative; when ta#en with papa$aseeds, ma$ be abortive.


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Ipil4ipil Scientific name: Leucaena glauca L$


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English: &eadTree

Tagalog:


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English: /tar apple

Tagalog: a$mito

/preading crown, grows to a height of 1 meters with numerous slender branches. Loung

tips are copper"collored and covered with hairs. &eaves are leather$, pointed at the tip,

blunt or rounded at the base and covered with sil#$, golden"brown soft hairs.

Medicinal properties

Tonic, refreshing, antihelminthic

-akawate Scientific name: 'liridia sepium .1acg$/ Steud$


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Tagalog: Madre de 2acao, a#awate

Medicinal =ses:

Medicine: 2rude e3tracts have been shown to have antifungal activit$. 6eported to be

e3pectorant, sedative and suppurative. Madre de cacao is a fol# remed$ for alopecia,

boils, bruises, burns, colds, cough, debilit$, eruptions, er$sipelas, fever, fractures,

gangrene, headache, itch, pric#l$ heat, rheumatism, s#in tumours, ulcers, urticaria and

wounds.

*ood: *lowers can be fried and eaten.
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