Rhodiola: The Health Benefits of This Popular Herbal Adaptogen
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 31, 2020
Are the cold months creeping up on you? Is that seasonal depression you kicked to the curb last winter slowly returning? Maybe you haven'...
Lagundi: A Natural Remedy For Respiratory Diseases Approved By The DOH
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 31, 2020
Lagundi is a shrub growing wild in vacant lots and wastelands. It has blue and bell-shaped flowers and small fruits that turn black when rip...
Pansit-pansitan: A DOH Approved Medicinal Plant
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 30, 2020
For many years, Ulasimang-bato or pansit-pansitan (Peperomia pellucida Linn) has been used as a traditional medicine in the Philippines. Als...
Sambong: An Age-Old Natural Remedy Approved By The DOH
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 29, 2020
Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) is a common medicinal plant found throughout the Philippines. It often grows in open fields, grasslands, and w...
Guava: Medicinal Uses And Health Benefits
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 28, 2020
Guava is used as a traditional remedy for a number of health problems. Studies revealed that its fruits and leaves may have a number of bene...
Garlic: A DOH Approved Natural Remedy For Heart Ailments
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 25, 2020
For centuries, garlic’s health benefits have been recognized. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed it to treat all kinds of il...
10 Home Remedies For Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu) + Prevention Tips
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 24, 2020
Norovirus causes 685 million cases of acute gastroenteritis worldwide ( 1 ). Out of these, it affects 200 million children below the age of ...
Ampalaya: A Plant Approved By The DOH To Combat Symptoms Of Diabetes
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 24, 2020
Ampalaya (Bitter Gourd or Bitter Melon) is a climbing vine with tendrils that grow up to 20 centimeters long. Its leaves are heart-shaped,...
10 Health Benefits of Staying Hydrated
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 23, 2020
We can’t survive without water. Two-thirds of our body is made up of water and our blood is 90% water. In order to function properly, you ne...
Yerba Buena: A DOH Approved Medicinal Plant That Helps The Body In Many Ways
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 23, 2020
Yerba Buena is a vine used as an analgesic to relieve body aches and pain. It can be taken internally as a decoction or externally by poundi...
Recommended Medicinal Plants as Source of Natural Products: A Review
Dr. Farrah Agustin-BunchOctober 20, 2020
ABSTRACT Natural product is one of the sources of drugs in pharmaceutical industry, and one of the notable origin of natural product is th...
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