1

Medicinal plants and their uses

2

What are medicinal plants

1) They are abundant in the Philippines.2) They can be easily cultivated in the backyard, in

pots, on farms, and in the fields.3) They abound in mountains and forests .4) They are less expensive than the medicines found

in drugstores.5) The proper and safe use of medicinal plants will

help the government to reduce importation of expensive drugs.

3

Introduction The use of medicinal plants is found in almost all cultures. In some,

many types of plants are used. Some are efficacious and others are not.

The science of botany originated in the study of medicinal plants. Chemistry, botany, and medicine were all considered one field until the 1700's.

Many plant and fungal derivatives are important medicinally. The most important of the plant-derived compounds are terpenoids

(such as steroids) and alkaloids. Substances such as anthraquinone glycosides as well as a variety

of other types of glycosides are also widely used.

4

How can we use these plants for effective and beneficial use??????

=>Here are some guidelines recommended by DOH.1) KEEP THE HARVESTED PLANTS MATERIALS CLEAN BY REMOVING DIRT

AND FOREIGN SUBSTANCES.2) IF WASHING IS NECESSARY, DO IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER

HARVESTING.3) DRY THE PLANT MATERIAL UNDER SHADE. IF PLANT MATERIALS ARE

SUCCULENT, THEN CUT THEM INTO SMALL PIECES.4) STORE DRIED MATERIAN IN COLOURED PLASTIC OR GLASS

CONTAINERS PROPERLY COVERED AND PLACE THEN IN A COOL DRY AND ODOUR FREE ENVIRONMENT AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT.

5) PROPERLY LABEL THE CONTAINER WITH THE NAME OF THE PLANT AND THE DATE IT WAS PACKED.

5

6) WELL DRIED AND STORED PLANT MATERIALS CAN BE USED UPTO SIX MONTHS AFTER COLLECTION.

7) DISCARD THE PLANT MATERIAL IF THERE ARE MOULDS OR OTHER SIGNS WICH SHOW THAT THEY ARE ROTTEN.

8) OBSERVE CLEANLINESS IN THE PREPARATION OF MEDICINES FROM PLANTS.

9) IN THE ABSENCE OF WEIGHING SCALE, USE TABLESPOON TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF PLANT MATERIAL NEEDED.

10) USE ONLY EARTHEN WARE POTS, ENAMEL, OR ANY UTENSIL EXCEPT THE ALLUMINIUM KIND{METAL}.

11) USE THE PLANT AS RECOMMENDED.12) USE THE MEDICINAL PLANTS ACCORDIND TO THE DOSAGE AND

DIRECTION RECOMMENDED.13) FOR EACH SYMPTOM OF DIESEASE, USE ONLY ONE KIND OF

MEDICINAL PLANT AT A TIME.

6

“SOME OF THE MEDICINAL PLANTS USED FOR COMMON DISEASES”

LAGUNDI YERBA BUENA SAMBONG TSAANG GUBAT

7

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMENDS THE FOLLOWING MEDICINAL LANTS FOR COMMON

AILMENTS WHICH CAN BE PREPARED BY DECOCTION:

GUAVA ACAPULCO ULASIMANG BATO

GARLIC

8

Lagundi

Preparation:• Wash the leaves very well and

chop them• Boil the leaves into 2 glasses of

water for 15 mins. Or until only about 1 glass of water is left.

• Do not cover the earthen part.• Cool and strain amount of

chopped leaves needed Adults- 4 tbsp. Children 7-12 yrs old – 2tbsp. Children 2-6 yrs. old – 1 tbsp.

Use:• Cough and Asthma -Divide decoction into 3

parts -Drink 1 part in the morning, 1

part at noon, 1 part in the evening.

• Fever -Drink each part every 4 hours.

For: Asthma Cough Fever

9

Yerba Buena

Preparation:• Wash the leaves thoroughly and

chop.• Measure 2 glasses of water and

1 glass of chopped leaves.• Boil in low fire for 15 mins. In an

earthen part without a cover.• Amount of Chopped Leaves

Needed: Adults- 6tbsp, freshly

chopped leaves or 4 tbsp, dried leaves

Children 7-12 yrs. Old- ½ of the amount adults need

Use: Gas Pain & Fever• Divide decoction in 3 parts.• Drink each part in the morning,

at noon, and at night.

Joint Pains, rheumatism• Fresh leaves may also be

pounded.• Heat them slightly.• Apply on affected joints at night

or any time pain is felt.For:

Painful parts of the body

10

Sambong PREPARATION • Boil in a low fire, the water and

chopped leaves in an earthen pot without cover for 15 mins.

• Cool and strain• Amounts of Leaves Needed Adults- 6 tbsp of freshly

chopped leaves; 4 tbsp of dried leaves

Children 7-12 yrs old – ½ of the amount for adults

Use:

-Divide decoction into 3 parts

-Drink each part in the morning, at noon, and at night.

For:DiureticEdema,

“Pantunaw ng bato

11

Tsaang Gubat Preparation:

• Wash leaves thoroughly and chop• Measure 2 glasses of water.• Boil in low fire the water and

chopped leaves in an earthen pot without cover for 15 mins.

• Cool and strain• Amounts of Leaves Needed Adults- 4 tbsp of freshly chopped

leaves; 3 tbsp of dried leaves Children 7-12 yrs old – ½ of the

amount for adults.

Use:

-Divide decoction into 3 parts

-Drink one part every 4 hours.

12

Guava

Preparation:

• Wash leaves thoroughly and chop

• Boil in low fire with four glasses in an

earthen pot without cover for 15 mins.

For:Cleaning wounds, mouth infection, swollen gums, decayed tooth,

dizziness, diarrhea

13

Acapulco

Preparation:

• Pound enough amount of fresh

leaves

Use:

Apply the juices of the leaves over the

affected area 1 to 2 times a day.

For:Tinea flava, ringworm, athlete’s foot, galis-aso

14

Ulasimang Bato

Preparation:

SALAD

• Wash the leaves thoroughly

• Prepare 1 ½ cup of fresh leaves (not compressed)

• Divide into 3 parts and eat each part in the morning, at noon, and at night.

Decoction:

• Wash the leaves thoroughly.• Prepare 1 ½ cup of fresh leaves

and add 2 glasses of water.• Boil in low fire for fifteen mins.

In an earthen pot without a cover.

• Cool and strain.• Divide into 3 parts and drink

each part in the morning, at noon, and at night.Used to lower the uric acid

in the blood

15

Garlic

Preparation:

• Saute in a little hard.

• Grill• Soak in vinegar for

30 minutes or 5 minutes.

Use:

Eat two cloves three times daily after meal.

Lowers cholesterol (high blood pressure)

16

Niyug-niyogan

Preparation:

• Get the dry and fresh seeds.• Amount of Seeds Needed: Adults-8-10 seeds Children 7-12 years old – 6-7 seeds 6-8 years old- 5-6 seeds 4-5 years old- 4-5 seeds

Use:

• Eat the seeds two hours after dinner.

• If there is no effect after the first use, repeat taking the

same dosage after one week

For:Ascaris

17

Amargoso

Preparation:

• Clean the leaves thoroughly and chop.

• Measure 6 tablespoons of chopped leaves and 2 glasses of water.

• Boil in an earthen pot under low fire for 15 minutes and without cover.

• Cool and strain.

Use:

• Drink 1/3 cup three times daily, 30 minutes before

eating.• The first leaves may be

steamed and be eaten (1/2 glass, 2 times daily)

For:Diabetes Mellitus (mild, non-

insulin dependent)

18

History of medicinal plants

The Greeks The Greeks made many significant contributions to medicine.

The number of effective medicinal plants came to be about 300-400 species.

Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.), Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) and Theophrastus (372-287 B.C.) essentially started the science of botany.

19

Dioscorides The most significant contribution however, was from Dioscorides (ca. 40-90 A.D.) He wrote a 5 volume work, De materia medica, that became the standard work for 1500 years.

Because of later historical developments and the fact that Europe went into intellectual decline, the book was blindly followed and accepted without question until the fifteenth century.

20

Done by- Harsh deep singh

roll no.-10417 Subject-English

Thank you

K.V.MEG &

CENTRE

BANGALORE