Ten DOH Approved Herbal Medicines

Question 1

What is Republic Act 8423?

Answer 1

Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997

Question 2

What did TAMA accomplish?

Answer 2

Creating the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC)

Question 3

What are the 10 Herbal Medicines approved by the DOH?

Answer 3

SANTALUBBY
1. Sambong
2. Akapulko
3. Niyog-niyogan
4. Tsaang Gubat
5. Ampalaya
6. Lagundi
7. Ulasimang Bato
8. Bawang
9. Bayabas
10. Yerba Buena

Question 4

What is the scientific name of Sambong?

Answer 4

Blumea balsamifera

Question 5

What are the uses of sambong?

Answer 5

• Anti-edema
• Diuretic
• Anti-urolithiasis

Question 6

A plant that reaches 1 and 1/2 to 3 meters in height with rough hairy leaves

Answer 6

Sambong

Question 7

What is the scientific name of Akapulko?

Answer 7

Cassia alata

Question 8

What are the users of Akapulko?

Answer 8

Anti-fungal

Question 9

Also called Ringworm Bush, Bayas-bayasan, and is about 1 to 2 meters tall

Answer 9

Akapulko

Question 10

What is the scientific name of Niyog-niyogan?

Answer 10

Quisqualis indica L.

Question 11

Also known as Chinese Honey Suckle

Answer 11

Niyog-niyogan

Question 12

What are the uses of niyog-niyogan?

Answer 12

Anti-helmintic

Question 13

Adults may take ___ seeds; children 4 to 7 years of age may eat up to __ seeds only; ages 8 to 9 may take __ and __ seeds may be eaten by children 10 to 12 years old

Answer 13

10; 4; 6; 7

Question 14

What is the scientific name of Tsaang Gubat?

Answer 14

Carmona retusa

Question 15

Also known as Forest Tea or Wild Tea

Answer 15

Tsaang Gubat

Question 16

What are the uses of Tsaang Gubat?

Answer 16

• Diarrhea
• Stomach ache

Question 17

What is the scientific name of Ampalaya?

Answer 17

Momoridca charantia

Question 18

Also known as Bitter gourd or bitter melon

Answer 18

Ampalaya

Question 19

What are the uses of Ampalaya?

Answer 19

• lowers blood sugar levels
• Diabetes Melitus (Mild-non insulin dependent)

Question 20

What is the scientific name of Lagundi?

Answer 20

Vitex negundo

Question 21

This is a 5 leaved chaste tree and the flowers are blue and bell-shaped

Answer 21

Lagundi

Question 22

What are the uses of Lagundi?

Answer 22

• Asthma and cough
• Fever, Dysentery, Colds & Pain
• Skin diseases and wounds
• Headache
• Rheumatism, contusions, insect bites

Question 23

What is the scientific name of Ulasimang Bato?

Answer 23

Peperomia pellucida

Question 24

• Pansit-pansitan
• Weed with heart-shaped leaves
• Silver or Shiny bush

Answer 24

Ulasimang Bato

Question 25

What are the uses of Ulasimang Bato?

Answer 25

Lowers uric acid

Question 26

What is the scientific name of Bawang?

Answer 26

Allium sativum

Question 27

What are the uses of Bawang?

Answer 27

- for hypertension - toothache - lowers cholesterol levels

Question 28

What is the Scientific name of Bayabas?

Answer 28

Psidium guajava

Question 29

A tree about 4 to 5 meters high with tiny white flowers

Answer 29

Bayabas

Question 30

What are the uses of Bayabas?

Answer 30

- for washing wounds - for toothache - for diarrhea

Question 31

What is the scientific name of yerba buena?

Answer 31

Mentha cordifelia

Question 32

What are the uses of Yerba Buena?

Answer 32

- pain - rheumatism, arthritis - cough and cold - swollen gums - menstrual and gas pain - nausea and fainting

Question 33

How do you prepare Sambong?

Answer 33

Boil chopped leaves in water for 15 minutes, divide into 3 parts and drink one part 3 times a day

Question 34

How do you prepare Akapulko?

Answer 34

Leaves are pounded, applied as an ointment 1 to 2 days

Question 35

How do you prepare niyog-niyogan?

Answer 35

Seeds are eaten raw two hours before patient's last meal of the day

Question 36

How do you prepare Tsaang Gubat for diarrhea?

Answer 36

Boil chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes

Question 37

How do you prepare Tsaang Gubat for stomach ache?

Answer 37

Boil chopped leaves in 1 glass of water for 15 minutes

Question 38

How do you prepare Ampalaya?

Answer 38

Boil young leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes under low fire

Question 39

How do you prepare Lagundi?

Answer 39

For asthma, dysentery, and skin diseases, prepare a decoction For headache, rheumatism, sprain, contusions and insect bites, apply as an ointment

Question 40

How do you prepare Ulasimang Bato?

Answer 40

One and a half cup leaves are boiled in 2 glasses of water over low fire May also be eaten as salad