3 highly Endorsed Plants in the Philippines
- The Philippines, a country of more than 7,500 islands is blessed with rare, exotic flowering plant and more than 600 medical Plants .
- The Philippine government through proper government agencies and private organizations have done extensive researches and studies in search for traditional plants doubling as medical plants.
•Five-Leaved Chaste Tree ( Lagundi )
" Lagundi is a small erect tree than can reach 4 meter at maturity. This Plant has evergreen leaves, blue flowers about 7-8 mm that Develop into fruits about 5 mm in diameter .
•Medicinal Uses:
- As a washing Agent, Boiled leaves are usually used for sponge bathing, good for treating, bronchitis, wounds, and ulcer.
- Boiling of leaves is very effective for treating cough , Cold , Fever , Headache , Toothaches, Asthma, menstural difficulties amenorrhea.
- Extracting of leaves are taken as a diuretic
- Placing fresh leaves certain are can relieve rheumatic joints.
•Mint ( Yerba Buena )
Yerba Buena is mint family that grows up to 2 meter long. Yerba Buena is grown in a high elevated areas in the Philippines.
• Medical Uses:
- Gives you a health benefits , if taken as tea.
- Put in a glass of water and used for mouthwash
- Crushed leaves it's also used to treat insect bites .
•Guava ( Bayabas )
The Guava "bayabas" fruit is a good source of vitamin C . The Leave are used for treating certain health problems.
•Medical Uses:
- Chewing Fresh leaves help gum swelling .
- Fresh boiled leaves are good for aromatic baths.
- Placing a leaves tightly into the nose entry can stop nosebleeds .
