Entada Phaseikaudes K Meer, Gugo or Bayogo

Entada Phaseikaudes K Meer bark shampoo (gugo or bayogo in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Dandruff:

• Soak the gugo bark in a basin of cold water for 30 minutes before the shampoo. Squeeze the juice in the water and put the juice of 3 calamansi.
• Wet hair very well and use this as shampoo. Rinse well. Use vinegar as conditioner if the water is hard.

Turmeric, Round Turmeric, Kilaw

Turmeric, Round Turmeric leaves (kilaw in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Dandruff:

• Pound the rhizomes.
• Rub or massage the juice on the scalp and hair. Leave it on overnight and shampoo the next morning.

Dandruff

Dandruff are scales of greasy keratotic material shed from the scalp.

Water Treatments:

1.  Wash hair 2 times a week using gugo shampoo or commercial shampoo for dry hair.

2.  Comb and massage head very well after every shampoo.

3.  Apply fresh coconut oil to the head and hair once a week, one hour before shampoo. Massage the oil on the scalp. Leave oil for 10 minutes. Better yet, leave it on overnight before shampoo.

4.  As hair conditioner, put 1/2 cup vinegar into one gallon water and use this to rinse hair after the shampoo.

Premna Odorata Blanco, Alagaw

Premna Odorata Blanco leaves (alagaw in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Cough:

• Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze in 2 Calamansi. Put 1 tablespoon sugar.

Dosage:

     Adults:  1/2 cup, every 4 hours.

     Children:  (Babies) 1 teaspoon, every 4 hours.

                      (2-6 yrs.) 2 tablespoons, every 4 hours.

                      (7-2 yrs.) 1/4 cup, every 4 hours.

Coronitas, Kantutay

Coronitas leaves and flowers (kantutay in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Cough:

• Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves and flowers in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

Dosage:

     Adults:  1/2 cup, 3 times a day.

     Children:  (Babies) 1 teaspoon, 3 times a day.

                      (2-6 yrs.) 2 tablespoons, 3 times a day.

                      (7-12 yrs.) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day.

Indian Chrysanthemum, Mansanilya

Indian Chrysanthemum leaves and flowers (mansanilya in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Cough:

• Boil 1 cup of chopped dried leaves and flowers or ½ cups of fresh leaves and flowers in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

Dosage:

     Adults:  1/2 cup, every 4 hours.

     Children:  (Babies) 1 teaspoon, every 4 hours.

                      (2-6 yrs.) 2 tablespoons, every 4 hours.

                      (7-12 yrs.) 1/4 cup, every 4 hours.

Coleus Aromaticus Benth, Oregano

Coleus Aromaticus Benth leaves (oregano in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Cough:

• Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.

Dosage:

     Adults:  1/2 cup, 3 times  a day.

     Children:  (Babies) 1 teaspoon , 3 times a day.

                     (2-6 yrs.) 2 tablespoons, 3 times a day.

                     (7-12 yrs.) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day.