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Akapulko

Scientific name: Cassia alata L.

English: Ringworm bush or shrub

Tagalog: Akapulko

Cebuano: Sunting

Ilocano: Andadasi

Pampango: Pakayomkom Kastila

Adelfa

Scientific name: Nerium indicum Mill

English: Oleander, Adelfa

Tagalog: Adelfa

Abukado

Scientific name: Persea Americana Mill

English: Avocado, Alligator pear

Spanish: Aucate

Tagalog: Abukado

Cystitis is the inflammation of the urinary bladder characterized by painful and scanty urination.

Herbal Treatments:

1. Sambong leaves

• boil a cup of crushed leaves in water for 15 minutes
• Dosage:

• adults: 1/2 cup, 3 times a day
• children:

• (2-6 yrs) 2 tablespoons, 3 times a day
• (7-12 yrs) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day

2. Pandan leaves

• boil a cup of crushed leaves in water for 15 minutes
• Dosage:

• adults: 1 cup, 3 times a day
• children:

• (2-6 yrs) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day
• (7-12 yrs) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day

3. Papaya leaves and green fruit

• boil a cup of leaves and a cup of sliced green fruit in water for 15 minutes
• Dosage:

• adults: 1 cup, 3 times a day
• children:

• (2-6 yrs) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day
• (7-12 yrs) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day

• boil 2 cups of young hairs in water for 15 minutes
• Dosage:

• adults: 1 glass, 3 times a day

• children:

• (2-6 yrs) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day
• (7-12 yrs) 1 cup, 3 times a day

An abscess is a suppuration or pus collected within a tissue. A boil is a fur-uncle. Boils and abscesses are characterized by pain, heat and swelling.

Herbal Treatments

1. Alugbati leaves poultice

• crush leaves
• apply as poultice 2 times a day

2. Amarillo leaves poultice

• crush leaves and flowers
• apply as poultice 2 times a day 

3. Gumamela leaves and flowers poultice

• crush leaves and flowers
• apply as poultice 2 times a day

4. Langka juice or sap compress

• mix the milky juice from the trunk with vinegar
• warm the mixture for hot compress on a clean cloth
• apply 20 minutes every 2 times a day 

5. Sambong leaves poultice

• crush leaves
• apply as poultice 2 times a day

6. Charcoal poultice

• powder or crush charcoal, wet with water and put in a cloth
• apply as poultice 2 times a day

Definition of Terms:

poultice -  a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of herbal plant that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation

compress -  make more compact, squeeze or press together

sap - milky juice from the tree trunk

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