Name Scientific Picture Indication Preparation

name

Lagundi Vitex negundo Cough and Decoction (

asthma Boil raw fruits
or leaves in 2
glasses of
water for 15
minutes)Dysen
tery, Colds &
Pain –
Decoction (
Boil a handful
of leaves &
flowers in
water to
produce a
glass, three
times a day)

Sambong Blumea Anti-urolithi Boil chopped

balsamifera L. asis leaves in a
(kidney glass of water
stones) for 15 minutes
until one
glassful
remains.
Divide
decoction into
3 parts, drink
one part 3
times a day.

Ampalaya Momordica Lowering Chopped

charantia L. blood sugar leaves then
and boil in a glass
anti-diabete of water for 15
s minutes. Do
not cover. Cool
and strain.
Take 1/3 cup 3
times a day
after meals
Garlic Allium sativum Anti-cholest Maybe fried,
erol roasted,
soaked in
vinegar for 30
minutes, or
blanched in
boiled water
for 15 minutes.
Take 2 pieces
3 times a day
after meals.

Guava Psidium Oral/skin As gargle and

guajava antiseptic for toothache –
Warm
decoction is
used for
gargle. Freshly
pounded
leaves are
used for
toothache. Boil
chopped
leaves for 15
minutes at low
fire. Do not
cover and then
let it cool and
strain

Tsaang-gubat Carmona Diarrhea Boil chopped

cetusa leaves into 2
glasses of
water for 15
minutes.
Divide
decoction into
4 parts. Drink 1
part every 3
hours

Yerba-Buena Mentha Analgesic Boil chopped

arvensis or leaves in 2
anti-pyretic glasses of
water for 15
minutes.
Divide
decoction into
2 parts, drink
one part every
 3 hours.

Niyug-niyogan Quisaualis Anti-helmin The seeds are

indica thic taken 2 hours
after supper. If
no worms are
expelled, the
dose may be
repeated after
one week.
(Caution: Not
to be given to
children below
4 years old)

Acapulco Cassia alata Antifungal Fresh, matured

leaves are
pounded.
Apply soap to
the affected
area 1-2 times
a day

Ulasimang-bato Peperomia Anti-hyperu One a half cup

pellucida risemia leaves are
boiled in two
glass of water
over low fire.
Do not cover
pot. Divide into
3 parts and
drink one part
3 times a day

Reference:
● Principe, E. and Jose, A. (2002). “Propagation Management Of Herbal and Medicinal
Plants”. Retrieved from: http://erdb.denr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/r_v14n2.pdf