Growing up, we used the following as herbal medicine:
Kusay (Chinese chives) for bukol (head swelling)
Manzanilla leaves for stomachache
Minced garlic for an-an or Tinea skin infection
Oregano for cough
Bawang (garlic) for kamanew (an-an, tinea infection) and clogged nose, and as 'maintenance medicine' for hypertension
Dangla (lagundi) as "pan-banyos" (boiled as part of bath) after "magtrangkaso para di mabinat" (having a bout of flu so as to avoid a relapse)
Pias (kamias) leaves as part of bath for a woman who has just given birth
Lasuna (sibuyas Tagalog or shallot) for fever
Subusob or sambong (comfrey) for kidney problems
Sampaga (damong maria) for irregular menstruation? and stomachache
Herba buena
Makabuhay for itchy skin and stomachache
Tagumbao (jatropha) leaves are heated and applied in sprains and the leaf petiole is used together with baby oil to poke a baby's anus, to induce the baby to defecate
Bayawas (guava) leaves are boiled for antibiotic wash. Newly circumcised young men are told to chew on guava shoots and apply the poultice on the wound
Banaba for kidney problems
Pansit-pansitan for UTI
Tsaang gubat as panlinis ng laman-loob (cleanser of internal organs)
Acapulco for kamanew (tinea infection) and buni (ringworm)
Salomagi (tamarind) and biray (local basil) as part of banyos bath when the body is full of betel (lamig, or coldness)
Kataka-taka for headache
Katuray flowers are inkelnat (blanched) for hypertension.
The juice of inkalot a dalayap o kabelew (roasted native lemon or kaffir lime?) is applied on the throat or back to relieve cough.
Kulibetbet is used to treat open wounds and wound inflammation -- the dagta or milky sap is applied directly on the wound.
Any herb is used as "pan-suob" after a fever is caused by the same.
Taltalikor or taltalikor as part of baby bath as it is supposedly good for the baby's skin and health.
Talay (tanglad) for hypertension, etc.
Sabila (aloe vera) for burns
Belbelnat used as suob for someone who is abelnat or had relapsed fever
Gagalen is a traditional chew made of areca nut (bua) and lime (apog) wrapped in betel leaf (gawed) believed to "assuage hunger pangs and strengthen the teeth and gums" but leaves the teeth and gums with a red stain.
Kulantro (cilantro/wansoy) seeds as part of bath to cure baris (measles)
Pito-pito (mango leaves, guava leaves, banaba leaves, pandan leaves, agdao or alagaw leaves, kulantro seeds, anise seeds) was introduced in the '80s, thanks to the weather broadcaster Ernie Baron, as some sort of cleansing tea.
The above list is not in any way complete. (There are a few dozens more.)
Anyway, the rule of thumb is, if there is no indigenous name used, chances are, a given herbal is an introduced species.
Noticeably, the following are being used today:
Tawa-tawa for dengue
Kelkelnat (paragis, carabao grass?) for hypertension
Serpentina (king of bitters herb?, pait grass?) for diabetes and metabolic problems
'Ashitaba,' called dumo or tumo here, to cure gout?
References:
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/08/10/doh-recommended-herbal-plants-in-the-philippines/
https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/in-focus/hidden-in-the-heart/
Kusay (Chinese chives) for bukol (head swelling)
Manzanilla leaves for stomachache
Minced garlic for an-an or Tinea skin infection
Oregano for cough
Bawang (garlic) for kamanew (an-an, tinea infection) and clogged nose, and as 'maintenance medicine' for hypertension
Dangla (lagundi) as "pan-banyos" (boiled as part of bath) after "magtrangkaso para di mabinat" (having a bout of flu so as to avoid a relapse)
Pias (kamias) leaves as part of bath for a woman who has just given birth
Lasuna (sibuyas Tagalog or shallot) for fever
Subusob or sambong (comfrey) for kidney problems
Sampaga (damong maria) for irregular menstruation? and stomachache
Herba buena
Makabuhay for itchy skin and stomachache
Tagumbao (jatropha) leaves are heated and applied in sprains and the leaf petiole is used together with baby oil to poke a baby's anus, to induce the baby to defecate
Bayawas (guava) leaves are boiled for antibiotic wash. Newly circumcised young men are told to chew on guava shoots and apply the poultice on the wound
Banaba for kidney problems
Pansit-pansitan for UTI
Tsaang gubat as panlinis ng laman-loob (cleanser of internal organs)
Acapulco for kamanew (tinea infection) and buni (ringworm)
Salomagi (tamarind) and biray (local basil) as part of banyos bath when the body is full of betel (lamig, or coldness)
Kataka-taka for headache
Katuray flowers are inkelnat (blanched) for hypertension.
The juice of inkalot a dalayap o kabelew (roasted native lemon or kaffir lime?) is applied on the throat or back to relieve cough.
Kulibetbet is used to treat open wounds and wound inflammation -- the dagta or milky sap is applied directly on the wound.
Any herb is used as "pan-suob" after a fever is caused by the same.
Taltalikor or taltalikor as part of baby bath as it is supposedly good for the baby's skin and health.
Talay (tanglad) for hypertension, etc.
Sabila (aloe vera) for burns
Belbelnat used as suob for someone who is abelnat or had relapsed fever
Gagalen is a traditional chew made of areca nut (bua) and lime (apog) wrapped in betel leaf (gawed) believed to "assuage hunger pangs and strengthen the teeth and gums" but leaves the teeth and gums with a red stain.
Kulantro (cilantro/wansoy) seeds as part of bath to cure baris (measles)
Pito-pito (mango leaves, guava leaves, banaba leaves, pandan leaves, agdao or alagaw leaves, kulantro seeds, anise seeds) was introduced in the '80s, thanks to the weather broadcaster Ernie Baron, as some sort of cleansing tea.
The above list is not in any way complete. (There are a few dozens more.)
Anyway, the rule of thumb is, if there is no indigenous name used, chances are, a given herbal is an introduced species.
Noticeably, the following are being used today:
Tawa-tawa for dengue
Kelkelnat (paragis, carabao grass?) for hypertension
Serpentina (king of bitters herb?, pait grass?) for diabetes and metabolic problems
'Ashitaba,' called dumo or tumo here, to cure gout?
References:
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/08/10/doh-recommended-herbal-plants-in-the-philippines/
https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/in-focus/hidden-in-the-heart/
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