Herbal Medicines

Question 1

Pain, pruritus

Cough, colds, nausea

Answer 1

Yerba buena

Clinopodium douglasii

Question 2

Hypertension, kidney stones

Answer 2

Sambong

Blumea balsamifera

Question 3

Gastroenteritis

Answer 3

Tsaang gubat

Carmona retusa

Question 4

Antihelminthic, headache

Answer 4

Niyog-niyogan

Quisqualis indica

Question 5

Antifungal

Answer 5

Akapulko

Cassia alata

Question 6

Gout, rheumatic pains, boils, abscesses

Answer 6

Ulasimang bato

Peperonia pellucida

Question 7

Lowers blood cholesterol levels, antiseptic

Answer 7

Bawang

Alium sativum

Question 8

Lowers blood SUGAR levels, fertility regulation

Answer 8

Ampalaya

Momordica charantia

Question 9

Antidiarrheal, antiseptic

Answer 9

Guava

Psidium guajava

Question 10

For cough, colds, fever, asthma

Answer 10

Lagundi

Vitex negundio

Question 11

Decrease duration of cold symptoms

Answer 11

Echinacea

Question 12

For bronchitis and asthma

Answer 12

Ephedra (ma huang)

Question 13

Cholesterol lowering and atherosclerosis

Answer 13

Garlic (broiled, soaked in vinegar, fried)

Not raw

Question 14

Dementia

Answer 14

Gingko

Question 15

Improvement of physical and mental performance

Answer 15

Ginseng

Question 16

Antidote to amanita mushroom poisoning

Answer 16

Milk thistle

Question 17

Improve symptoms of BPH

Answer 17

Saw palmetto

Question 18

Treatment of mild and mod depression

Answer 18

St. John’s Wort

Question 19

Improve ischemic heart disease and for Parkinson’s disease

Answer 19

Coenzyme Q10

Question 20

reduce pain associate with osteoarthritis

Answer 20

Glucosamine

Question 21

Decrease jet lag symptoms and as a sleep aid

Answer 21

Melatonin

Question 22

Amount of chopped fresh leaves of Lagundi for adults

Answer 22

6 tablespoons

Question 23

Contains vinca alkaloids. May be used as anti-cancer agent

Answer 23

Rosas de baybayon