WATER TREATMENTS:
1. Heating compress on the affected joints, every night.
2. Formentation on the joints,once a day.
3. Hot compress on the joints,once or twice a day for sever cases.
4. Rest the extremity if there is severe pain and swelling.
5. After swelling is gone, patient may do mild non-weight-bearing
exercises.
HERBAL MEDICATIONS:
1. KILAW poultice
. Chop or crush a rhizome and mix with oil.
= Apply on the joint as poultice overnight.
2. MANGGA bark hot compress
. Boil a piece of chopped bark.
= Use the decoction for hot compress.
3. MALABULAK leaves young stalks compress
. Chop leaves and young stalks and put in a cloth bag.
Add 1/2 tsp, salt
= Warm the bag and apply as compress.
4. LUMBANG BATO leaves compress
. Heat the leaves.
= Apply on the joints directly while still hot for 15 minutes,
2 times a day.
5. HERBA BUENA leaves
. Boil 4 tablespoons of dried leaves in 2 cups of water for
15 minutes.
= Dosage:
Adults: 1/2 glass, every 4 hours.
