What is Herbal Medicine?įirst let’s understand what herbal medicine is.
These have been scientifically validated to ensure their safety and efficacy. Today we’ll go over 10 medical plants endorsed by the Department of Health (DOH). For a variety of reasons including them being more affordable, and easier to obtain compared to their pharmaceutical counterparts.
In more recent times herbal medicine and supplements have made a bit of a resurgence.
Although many pharmaceuticals used now were derived from herbs or mimic the the benefits of herbs. In modern history pharmaceuticals have replaced herbal remedies. For thousands of years herbs have been used to treat illnesses and ailments. Herbs were the first medicine used by people. Drink 1/3 glass of this decoction 3 times a day after each meal.Herbal Medicine was the precursor to modern medicine and when done properly, it can help with ailments Boil in 2 glasses of chopped leaves with 4 glasses of water, let it boil for 15 minutes under low fire without cover, cool then strain.
Ulasimang bato how to#
Here is how to do it wash the leaves thoroughly, cut and chop into small pieces. Or a decoction of the leaves taken 3 times a day every after meal. Take ½ cup of this infusion in the morning and 1/2 cup in the evening. Leaves and stems of the fresh plant maybe eaten as salad or as a medicinal tea. Sinaw-sinaw or ulasimang bato is popular for the treatment of gout and arthritis. Ulasimang bato is also antipyretic (that is why it relieves headache), antifungal (which kills particularly the Trichoployton mentagrophytes fungal parasite) and antibacterial (which kills bacterias like Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria). In Bolivia, a decoction of roots is used for fever, and aerial parts for wounds while in Brazil, it is used to lower cholesterol, for treatment of abscesses, furuncles and conjunctivitis. It could also decrease one’s Uric acid and tophi formation if one has high Uric acid levels.
Ulasimang bato skin#
In terms of medicinal value, Ulasimang bato could help one in their arthritis, headache and convulsion, abdominal pains, kidney problems, skin problems and gout. Sometimes she would make a very yummy salad that has the crispness of a carrot stick and celery. I remember my mother mixing it with sautéed mongo bean, or mixed it with other vegetable dish. Don’t you know that a 100 gram of Ulisimang Bato could contain 1.1 grams of carbohydrates, 0.5 gram of protein,0.5 gram of fat,94 mg of calcium,13 mg of phosphorus,4.3 mg of iron,1250 ug of beta-carotene and 2 mg of ascorbic acid or vitamin c which we need in our daily diet, wherein it could be eaten raw as part of a salad meal? The leaves and stems can be eaten as vegetables. Many Filipinos are still ignorant of this nutritious and medicinal plant so they ignore and pull it away from their backyards. In other parts of Asia, it is known as càng cua (Vietnam) pak krasang (Thailand) suna kosho (Japan) rangu-rangu, ketumpangan or tumpang angin (Bahasa/Malay).
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