What is medicinal plant? These are the plants that can help
us to heal disease.
In the Philippines there are a lot of medicinal plants that
can be found. They assure that it is safe and effective. The Department of
Health in the Philippines approved these samples of medicinal plants.
There are many kinds of medicinal plants in the Philippines
that can be used for different illnesses.
Here are the usually used medicinal plants: Medical
researchers discovered that;
Ampalaya (bitter gourd/ melon) (scientific name momordica
charantia) it is used to heal diabetes and now for HIV. Ampalaya according to
the research of its effectiveness it has been revealed to be effective to cure
diabetes because it can enhance the production of beta cells in the pancreas
and it can develop the body’s ability to produce insulin. Ampalaya is said to
be one of the most excellent medicinal plant in the Philippines.
Tanglad (lemon grass)
is used for herbal teas and herbal soaps. It is identified to treat digestion,
for stomach troubles and to decrease fever. Lemon Grass from Africa and Asia is
used for cuisine, therapeutic and cosmetics. Its leaves are used for food
flavoring for fish and poultry. Its natural oil is for their medicinal uses.
Pinya (Pineapple), its juice leaves is good for intestinal
animal parasite. Ripe fruit is good for dyspepsia and digestion. The juice of
the ripe fruit is good for urine flow, digestion and cooling. Pinya’s
nutritional purposes it is a good source of calcium, iron, Vitamin A, B, and C.
Another kind of “power herb” in the Philippines is called
luya (ginger) it is known to be a very effective medicinal herbal plant. Luya
can sooth the stomach, digestion, cramping and facilitates breakdown of food in
the stomach. It is also effective to for nausea, vomiting and it is also known
to treat heart disease, migraines, stroke, cough, dizziness, fever, viral
infections and kidney stones.
Lagundi is also common in the Philippines. Its root is known
to treat variety of diseases: dyspepsia, rheumatism and worms. Its flower is
used for diarrhea, cholera, fever, and liver problems. Its leaves are used for
coughs and asthmas.
Banaba is one more kind of medicinal plant in the
Philippines. Its flower, bark and leaves can facilitate bowel movements. Roots are
useful for variety of stomach problems. It has the ability to lower the blood
pressure. Decocions of leaves and flower can be used for fever.
Bayabas(Guava), its bark is used for diarrhea of the
children. The fruit is good for the high blood pressure, diabetes and asthma.
Bayabas is known to have the best concentration of vitamin C in the
Philippines.Oregano its juice can treat dyspepsia, asthmas, cough and
bronchitis.
Doctors in the
Philippines prescribed the sambong the dissolution of kidney stones. It is used
for tea and can be used for coughs. Sambong is the common used medicinal plant
in the Philippines.
There are also medicinal plants used by Filipinos to treat
cough and sore throats.
Cough is cause by the respiratory tract infection and it can
be cause by choking, smoking, asthmas and air pollution.
The most regular herbal plant used for coughs in the
Philippines is lagundi. Lagundi is good for asthmas also. Lagundi’s other parts are also functional for
other kinds of ailments.
Oregano is an herbal plant that also excellent for treating
cough. It contains the compounds anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and antiviral
properties. Its leaves should be boiled and let the person with cough drink the
extract.
Mansanilya is also helpful for coughs, to treat or avoid
coughs. Used the flower and boiled the chopped dried leaves and flower. ½ cup a
day every four hours.
Kantutay roots are used for
tuberculosis coughs. Boil one cup of chopped fresh leaves and flowers in 2 glasses of water
for 15 minutes. ½ cup three times a day
Alagaw is a tree that can be found in the Philippines.
It is already considered as a drug by Filipinos. It is effective for loosen
phlegm and relieve coughs. Alagaw also benefits to tuberculosis and headaches.
Alagaw is another great herbal medicine in the Philippines to relief coughs and
tuberculosis.
There’s nothing to lose if we try using alternative
medicine. It is proven by health departments that it is safe and effective. No
harmful side effects. It can also save money, because buying modern medicine is
costly.