Custard Apple, Anonas

Custard Apple leaves (anonas in tagalog) herbal medications to Aid Digestion.

Treatments for Indigestion:

• Warm the leaves in open fire.
• Apply the leaves directly on the stomach while still warm. Use abdominal binder. Renew every 2 hours. Good for children and babies.

Pithecolobium Dulce (Roxb) Benth, Kamantsili

Pithecolobium Dulce (Roxb) Benth leaves (kamatsili in tagalog) herbal medications to Aid Digestion.

Treatments for Indigestion:

• Boil 1 cup in 5 glasses of water for 10 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Dosage:
     Adults:  2 cups initial, and then 1 cup every 4 hours.
     Children:  1 cup initial, then 1/2 cup every 4 hours.
     Babies:  1 tbsp, initial, and then 1 teaspoon every 4 hours.

Melon Tree, Papu, Papaya

Melon Tree ripe (papaya in tagalog) herbal medications to Aid Digestion.

Treatments for Indigestion:

• Eat as a fruit dessert, especially with heavy meals. Melon tree helps in the digestion of protein.

Indigestion

          Indigestion is the disturbance in the digestive function of the stomach or its failure to digest food.

Suggestive Measures to Aid Digestion:
1.  Withhold food intake to four hours.
2.  Drink one glass of hot water every hour during the 4 hour fasting.
3.  Eat a slice of ripe melon tree 30 minutes after a heavy meal.
4.  Eat light meals without fatty foods after the four-hour fasting.

Hyperacidity

          Hyperacidity is the excessive secretion of acid in the stomach which may be due to tension, starvation, and other causes.

Suggestions for Relief Symptoms:
1.  Learn to relax and exercise.
2.  Have a regular meal time.
3.  Drink water between and not during meals.
4.  Don’t eat spicy and hot foods.

Herbal Naturalizer to Help Relieve Symptoms:
1.  Carrot and Cabbage Juice.

• Wash and slice in small pieces one big carrot and 1/4 kilo cabbage. Osterize the carrots and cabbage with 2 glasses of water. Strain and add 1 tablespoon sugar. Sugar is optional. Keep in refrigerator to cool. Prepare for one day’s supply only.

2.  Olive Oil.

• Take one teaspoon 30 minutes before meals for severe symptoms.

Note:  Do this only when there are symptoms. Olive oil may increase cholesterol blood level.

Yam Bean, Singkamas

Yam Bean leaves (singkamas in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Herpes:

• Pound of grind fine 10 seeds and boil in 2 tablespoons of oil for 5 minutes.
• Apply the oil on the lesions, 3 times a day.

Ringworm Bush or Shrub, Akapulko

Ringworm Bush or Shrub leaves (akapulko in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Herpes:

• Mix well 1 cup of chopped leaves and bark with 2 tablespoons of oil.
• Apply on the lesions, 3 times a day.