Botany: 10 Medicinal Plants

Sambong

Scientific Name: Blumea

balsamifera

Use/s: Anti-edema, diuretic,

anti-urolithiasis

Akapulko

Common Name/s: Ringworm

bush, Bayas-bayasan

Scientific Name: Cassia alata

Uses/: Anti-fungal, tinea flava,

ringworm, athlete’s foot and

scabies

Niyog-niyogan

Common Name: Chinese

Honey Suckle

Scientific Name: Quisqualis

indica L.

Use/s: Anti-helmintic (used to

expel parasitic worms)

Tsaang Gubat

Common Name: Forest Tea or

Wild Tea

Scientific Name: Carmona

retusa

Use/s: Diarrhea, Stomach

ache

Ampalaya

Common Name: Bitter Gourd

or Bitter Melon

Scientific Name: Momordica

charantia

Use/s: lowers blood sugar

levels

Lagundi

Common Name: 5 Leaved-

Chaste Tree

Scientific Name: Vitex

negundo

Use/s: asthma and cough,

fever, dysentery, colds and

pain, HA, Aromatic bath for

sick patients

Ulasimang Bato

Common Name: Silver bush/

Shiny bush, Pansit-pansitan

Scientific Name: Peperomia

pellucida

Use/s: lowers uric acid

Bawang

Common Name: Garlic

Scientific Name: Allium

sativum

Use/s: for HTN, toothache,

lowers cholesterol levels in the

blood

Bayabas

Common Name: Guava

Scientific Name: Psidium

guajava

Use/s: for washing wounds, for

toothache, for diarrhea

Yerba Buena

Common Name: Peppermint

Scientific Name: Mentha cordifelia

Use/s: cough and cold, swollen

gums and toothache, menstrual

and gas pain, nausea and

fainting, insect bites