HERBAL MEDICATION OF SCABIES

Scabies ("galis aso") is a contigious disorder of the skin caused by
Sarcopters scabies, characterized by multiform,lesions with intense itching
which occur mostly at night.

WATER TREATMENTS:

     1. Daily bath with soap and water.Change into clean clothes every after bath,
        including underwears.

     2. Put under the sun all beddings used at night mat.,pillows,sheets,blankets
        and night clothes.

     3. Sleep alone to prevent contaminating other members of the family.

     4. Always keep clean.Wash hands,feet and face,or take a bath before sleeping.


HERBAL MEDICATIONS:
   

1. MAKABUHAY vine tub bath
        . Chop a meter-long vine and boil in one gallon water for 15 minutes.
          Add enough water to fill up one plastic pail big enough to completely
          soak a child,if the whole body is infected.
        = For adults, use the decoction for hot compress on the affected parts only.

   

2. Kalatsutsi leaves
         . Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves and a small branch in 1/2 cup coconut
           oil for 5 minutes . Let cool and keep bottle for future use.
        = Apply on the infected body part liberally after taking a bath.
 



 3. Mangga gum, resin or sap
         . Mix well the gum resin or sap taken from the mango trunk or bark with oil.
         = Apply liberally on the affected part, 2 times a day every after bath and
           in the evening before sleeping.
 



4. Kakawate leaves
         . Extract juice from the leaves.
         = Apply ont the affected part after taking a bath, and at bedtime.

TOOTHACHE

A toothache is any pain in or about a tooth.

WATER TREATMENTS:
      1. Brush teeth every after meals. Massage gums with clean fingers after brushing.
      2. Apply ice pack or ice compress for swollen gums and cheeks for 30 minutes, 3
         times a day.
      3. These treatements are for temporary relief only. See the dentist for proper
         treatment of cvities.

HERBAL MEDICATIONS:
   


1. Abukado seed
          . Slice a small piece that will fit into the tooth cavity.
          = Place as filling inside the cavity. Renew fillings 2 times a day.
   





2. Bawang fillings
          . Slice a small piece, enough to fit the tooth cavity.
          = Place inside the cavity as filling. Renew the fillings, 2 times a day.
   





3. Kataka-taka leaves
          . Crush young kataka-taka leaves.
          = Apply directly on swollen face.
   







4. Herba Buena leaves
          . Pound fresh and extract the juice. Moisten a small piece of clean cotton
            with the juice.
          = Place moist cotton inside the cavity as filling.
       



 NOTE: These medications ar only temporary relief of toothache due to cavities.
                See the dentist for proper treatment.
 

The Herbal Medications of Indigestion

 Indigestion is the disturbance in the digestive function of the stomach or
its failure to digest food.


SUGGESTIVE MEASURES TO AID DIGeSTION:
     1. Withhold food intake for four hours
     2. Drink one glass of hot water every hour during the four-hour fasting.
     3. Eat a slice of ripe papaya 30 minutes after a heavy meal
     4. Eat light meals without fatty foods after the four-hour fasting


HERBAL MEDICATIONS TO AID DIGESTION:

   


1. PAPAYA, ripe
         Eat as a fruit dessert, especially with heavy meals Papaya
         helps in the digestion of protein.





 2. KAMATSILI leaves
       . Boil 1 cup in 5 glasses of water for 10 minutes. Add 1/2
           teaspoon salt.
         = Dosage:
           Adults: 2 cups initial, and then 1 cup every 4 hours
           Children: 1 cup initial, and then 1/2 cup every 4 hours
           Babies: 1 tbsp. initial and then 1 teaspoon every 4 hours.

   


 3. ANONAS leaves
         . warm the leaves directly in open fire.
         = Apply the leaves directly on the stomach while still warm.
           Use abdominal binder. Renew every 2 hous.Good for children and babies.
         

How to Treat Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are multiple plexure of varicose veins in the lower rectum or anus.

WATER TREATMENT USING HERBAL DECOCTIONS
     1. Hot sitz bath, 2 times a day.

     2. Use any one of these herbal leaves in making decoction for hot sitz bath.

   

 
1. KAMIAS leaves
       . Boil 3 cups of chopped fresh leaves in 2 gallons of water for 10 minutes. Strain.

       = Use this decoction for hot sitz bath.


 



2. PATOLA leaves
        . Wash and chop about 20 leaves and boil in 2 gallons of water for 10 minutes. Strain.
        = Use this decoction for hot sitz bath.






HERBAL MEDICATIONS
   

1. AMPALAYA roots, fruits and seeds
        . Wash and chop the roots, fruits and seeds. Extract the juice and mix with oil.
          Use 1/2 cup chopped roots, fruits and seeds with 2 tablespoons of oil.
        = Wet cotton with the ampalaya-oil mixture and apply on the hemorrhoids after the hot sitz bath.

To Treat the Mosquito Bites

Infected mosquito bites become swollen and painful.

WATER TREATMENT
     1. Rub the infected area with wet soap (any kind of soap).
        Don't rinse with water; let it dry on the skin for 2 hours. If
        itchiness is not relieved, repeat after 4 hours.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES
     1. use mosquito nets at night when sleeping. If possible, put
        screen on all windows and doors of the house.
     2. Keep the surroundings clean and dry. Empty all stagnant water
        containers in and around the house.

HERBAL MEDICATIONS
   

1. KATAKA-TAKA leaves
        . Pound 5-10 leaves and extract the juice
        = Apply the juice directly on the infected bites, 3 times a day.

 





2. ATIS - Unripe fruit and seeds
        . Pound and extract the juice from one unripe fruit.
        = Apply the juice directly on the infected bites, 3 times a day.

Medications for Fever due to Viral Infection

      A fever occurs when there is an elevation of the body temperature.


WATER TREATMENTS
      1. fever sponge bath. Give hot water sponge bath if the patient has
         high fever and his arms and legs are cold. Give cold water sponge
         bath if the skin is dry and hot. Give warm water sponge bath    
         three times a day or more, if needed.
   
      2. Bed rest with continuous cold compress on the forehead
 
      3. Hot fool bath. If the fever is due to head congestion and flu.
         give a hot bath in the morning and in the evening, after supper.

      4. Drink one glass of water or juice every hour during waking hours.


HERBAL MEDICATIONS FOR FEVER DUE TO VIRAL INFECTIONS
   
     
               1. VINEGAR
                . Put 2 tablespoons of vinegar in a basin of cold water
                 = Use this for making vinegar compress on the forehead if ice is
                   not available.

     






                                                     
2. BALIMBING leaves
          . Boil 2 cups of chopped leaves in 1/2 gallon of water for 10 minutes. Strain.
             Cool for 2 hours.
          = Use this in making a cold compress if ice water is not available.

   









            3. KAMIAS leaves
           . Boil 3 cups of chopped fresh leaves in one gallon of water for 15 minutes.
            Strain.
            = Use this decoction for cold or hot sponge bath.






INTERNAL MEDICATIONS
       Use one of the following herbal medications to help lower the fever.
       
   
1. TAGULINAW plant
         . Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves with the whole plant in 2 glasses
           of water for 15 minutes.
         = Dosage:
           Adults: 1 cup, 3 times a day, every after meals
           Children: (Babies) 1 tbsp, every 4 hours
                     ( 2-6 yrs) 1/4 cup, every 4 hours
                                                                           (7-12 yrs) 1/2 cup, every 4 hours

   
2.  OKRA seeds
         . Roast dried seeds and grind or pound fine. Boil 1/2 cup of the ground
           seeds in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Cool and strain.
         = Dosage:
           Adults: 1 cup , 3 TIMES A DAY EVERY AFTER MEALS
           CHILDREN: (Babies) 1 tbsp, 3 times a day, every after meals

                     (7-12 yrs.) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day, every after meals



3. LAGUNDI leaves
          . Boil 4 tablespoons of chopped dried leaves or 6 tablespoons of fresh
            chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.
          = Dosage:
            Adults: 1 cup every 4 hours
            Childre4n: (Babies) 1 tbsp, every 4 hours
                       (7-12 yrs.) 1/2 cup, every 4 hours

How to Medicate the Headaches due to Sinusitis

     Sinusitis is the inflammation of any of the paranasal sinuses, as
the frontal, maxillary, or ethmodal sinuses.

WATER TREATMENTS
     1. Steam inhalation, 2 times a day.

     2. Hot foot bath, if headache is due to head congestions.

     3. Hot compress on the sinuses.

     4. Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water or fruit juices during the day.

     5. Avoid eating sweet and oily foods.


HERBAL MEDICATIONS
     

1. MANSANILYA leaves    
        . Crush 5 fresh leaves and drop 2 drops of coconut oil on them.
          Heat the leaves directly over the fire without burning them.

        = While still hot, apply over the forehead for the frontal sinusitis
          and over the cheeks near the nose for the maxillary sinusitis.
          Apply in the evening at bedtime for 30 minutes.

   

2. MAYANA leaves
       . Heat 10 fresh leaves over the fire. Heat only 4 leaves at a time.

       = Apply directly while still hot over the forehead for frontal sinusitis,
         and over the cheeks near the nose for maxillary sinusitis. Replace the cold leaves with the newly heated ones till all 10 leaves are used up.
Do this 2 times a day.

   

3. SAMBONG leaves
       . Crush 5 leaves and heat directly over open fire, one at a time.

       = Apply directly while still hot over the forehead for frontal
         sinusitis and over the cheeks for maxillary sinusitis. Replace
         the cool leaf with a newly heated one till all 5 leaves are used
         up. Do this 2 times a day.

The Flatulence or Gas Pain Medications

 A flatulence is the presence of excessive gas in the stomach and in the
intestinal tract.

WATER TREATMENTS
     1.formentation on the abdomen, 2 times a day.
     2. Turpentine stupes, 2 times a day.
     3. heating compress on the abdomen overnight,
     4. Rectal tube insertion for severe gas pain, especially for babies.

HERBAL MEDICATIONS
 

1. MANSANILYA leaves
       . Crush or chop leaves and mix with coconut oil.
       = Rub the oil mixture on the abdomen and apply abdominal binder.
         Leave binder on overnight or for at least 4 hours.

   





2. KILAW (yellow ginger)
       . Chop and boil one piece, 2 inches in size, in 2 glasses of water
         for 10 minutes.
       = Dosage:
         Adults: 1 cup, every 4 hours
         Children: (Babies) 1 tbp, every 4 hours
                   ( 2-6 yrs) 1/4 cup, every 4 hours
                   (7-12 yrs) 1/2 cup, every 4 hours

 


 3. HERBA BUENA leaves
       . Boil one tablespoon of dried leaves of 5 chopped fresh leaves
         in one glass of water for 5 minutes.
       Dosage:
       Adults: 1 glass every 4 hours
       Children: (Babies) 1 tbp, every 4 hours
                 (2-6 yrs) 1/2 cup, every 4 hours
                                                                        (7-12 yrs.) 1 cup, every 4 hours