NEWS: Herbal Drug Market Expanding

Taken from http://www.dost.gov.ph/media/index.php
Posted on Wednesday, April 13 @ 10:22:15 PHT by crpdThe World Health

Organizations reported that 80 percent of the world's population depends on herbal medicines. The global market for herbal medicines currently stands at over US$60 billion and is growing steadily.
International sales of herbal medicines are growing 10 to 15 percent annually on the average. Malaysia generates US$1.2 billion annual sales with over 8,000 registered herbal products and 80 registered herbal manufacturers. Thailand earns US$ 71 million while China with a vast 1.3 billion population generates US$5.7 billion in annual sales.
Meanwhile, the Department of Trade and Industry's Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions estimates the domestic market's size at only P100M or less than US$2M.
Herbal products, a CITEM priority sector received regulatory approval for sambong, lagundi, tsaang gubat, akapulko, and yerba buena. Most herbal products come in tea or beverage form while herbal crude extracts of some plants are in capsule form.
The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Health Research and Development introduced recently yerba buena in the market through local pharmaceutical leader Pascual Laboratories.
PCHRD signed [when] a five-year non-exclusive license agreement with Pascual Laboratories, Inc., one of the country's largest Filipino-owned companies, to transfer the technology for the manufacture of yerba buena in tablet form. The agreement also covers the marketing rights to PL to sell the product in the Philippines and overseas.
Yerba buena, an analgesic or a pain-reliever in tablet form is expected to reap favorable response from consumers following the success of lagundi and sambong.
Lagundi tablet and lagundi pediatric drops for cough and asthma and sambong tablet for diuretic and urolithiasis are successful commercialized herbal medicines in the local and selected international markets.
The notable shift of many people from synthetic drugs to natural alternative counterparts attracts investments drug manufacturers while promoting a healthy lifestyle to consumers.
(Magda Manaig, Media Core/PCHRD)

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Different Herbal Plants for People of Different Ages

You may have thought that herbs are just for cooking. Not so-an herb is any plant that serves a purpose other than providing food, wood, or beauty. Herbs give us dyes for cloth, essential oils for fragrances, medicines, and even insecticides. And herbs are not just annual or perennial plants–many of our most important herbal products come from trees and shrubs.
Different herbal plants could also be used for different kinds of diseases and ailments. Not only is it cheap and affordable, it is also effective and safe if used properly.
Here are some herbal plants that are proven to be effective:

EUCALYPTUS
Oil from the leaves is used on burns and injuries, colds, sinusitis, rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, diabetes, influenza, measles, and scarlet fever.

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GARLIC
It is remedy for arteriosclerosis, asthma, hypertension, rheumatism and worms.

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GINGER
Used as: gargle for sore throat, loss of appetite, diarrhea, intestinal disorders, slow digestion and flatulence.
Preparation: The essence is extracted from the roots and applied externally for rheumatic pains, and as a gargle for sore throat.

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LAUREL
Used for: Rheumatism
Preparation:mix with olive oil 10 percent of essential oil of laurel and rub on affected area
Used for: Slow digestion
Preparation: 3 drops on a little brown sugar after each meal

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ONION
Used for: abscesses, boils and stings
Preparation:bathe with the water in which an onion has been cooked
Raw onion is remedy for the following: ageing, arteriosclerosis, asthma, bronchitis, colds, diabetes, diarrhea, flatulence, glandular imbalance, impotence, obesity, and mental and physical stress.

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ALUGBATI LEAVES
Used for : Abscesses and Boils
Preparation: Crush two leaves
Application: Apply as poultice twice a day

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SABILA LEAVES
Used for: Burns
Preparation: Wash leaves with soap and water. Pound the leaves and extract juice.
Application: Apply on the burn area after soaking in warn salt solution once a day.

Used for: Sore Throat
Preparation: Wash leaves and cut in ½ inch sizes
Application: Keep in the mouth all day, swallowing the juice. Take another piece when there is no more juice.

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KILAW LEAVES
Used for: Constipation
Preparation: Pound the rhizomes.
Application: Massage the extracted juice on the scalp and hair. Leave it on over night and shampoo the next morning

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CACAO SEEDS POULTICE
Used for: Eczema
Preparation: Roast ten seeds and pound.
Application: Apply as poultice to affected areas after hot foot bath or hot compress.

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KAMIAS LEAVES
Used for: Hemorrhoids
Preparation: Boil three cups of chopped fresh leaves in two gallons of water for 10 minutes. Strain.
Application: Use this decoction for hot sitz bath.

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KANTUTAY LEAVES
Used for: Mumps
Preparation: Pound or chop the leaves.
Application: Apply directly as poultice on the swollen gland for 30 minutes, 3 times a day.

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KAKAWATE LEAVES
Used for: Scabies
Preparation: Extract juice from leaves.
Application: Apply on the affected parts after taking a bath, and at bedtime.

Used for: Skin itchiness and allergy
Preparation: Crush or chop young leaves and extract juice
Application:Apply the juice on the skin until the itchiness is relieved.

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KALATSUTSI
Used for: Herpes
Preparation: Extract juice from the leaves
Application: Apply directly on the lesions, 3 times a day.

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KATAKA-TAKA LEAVES
Used for: Toothache
Preparation: Crush young leaves
Application: Apply directly on swollen face.

Used for: Skin itchiness and allergy
Preparation: Extract the sap or juice from the leaves and trunk mix with coconut oil
Application: Rub the mixture on the affected skin 2 times a day3.

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NIYUG-NIYOGAN SEEDS
Preparation: For adults, 10 seeds. For children 4 to 7 yrs old, 4 seeds. For children 8 to 9 years old, 6 seeds. For children 10 to 12 years old, 7 seeds.
Application: Eat raw 2 hours after supper. Repeat after one week if needed.

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KANYA PISTULA
Used for: Skin itchiness and allergy
Preparation: Crush young leaves
Application: Rub the crushed leaves on the affected area until relieved from itchiness.

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KAYMITO LEAVES
Used for: Sore Throat
Preparation: Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes
Application: Use the decoction as mouthwash or gargle.

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DUHAT LEAVES
Used for: Sore Throat
Preparation: Boil 10 chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes
Application: Use the decoction as mouthwash or gargle.

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TALONG LEAVES
Used for: Sore Throat
Preparation: Boil 3 chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes
Application: Use the decoction as mouthwash or gargle.

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ALUSIMAN LEAVES
Used for: Sunburn and Prickly Heat
Preparation: Extract juice from the leaves
Application: Apply on the prickly heat after starch bath

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YERBA BUENA LEAVES
Used for: Rheumatism
Preparation: Boil 4 tablespoons of dried leaves in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes
Dosage: Adults ½ glass, every 4 hours.

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GINGER, KALAMANSI AND SAMPALOK
Used for: Cough, Colds and Fevers
Preparation: Boil about 2 inches (thumb size) of luya in 2 cups boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes to make salabat.Stain and set aside. Strain pulp of 1 to 2 ripe sampalok.Add juice of 2 to 3 kalamansi fruites.Add to salabat and sweeten with sugar or honey
Application: Take every four hours or 3 to 4 times daily.

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GUMAMELA
Used for: Cough, Colds and Fevers
Preparation: Boil gumamela flowers to make a tea.
This tea, made from red gumamela flowers, is an expectorant for bronchitis.

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SAMBONG
Used for: Cough, Colds and Fevers
Preparation: Boil sambong leaves to make a tea.Leaf decoction is an expectorant.
Application: Take one glass every four hours.

The leaves are also used for arthritis, rheumatism, chest pain, gas pain and headache. The leaves are pounded or crushed and mixed with coconut oil. It is good for edema caused by heart or kidney disorders and promotes the loss of water and sodium from the body that is why it is called a diuretic.

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Oregano
Used for: Cough, Colds and Fevers
Preparation: Leaf infusion is a cure for asthma. Juice from leaves with added sugar is given to children with respiratory problems like cough, asthma and bronchitis.Boil two cups water for every handful of dried material or three handfuls of fresh ones.Cover for about 15 to 20 minutes, strain and flavor with sugar if desired

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DAMONG MARIA
Used for: Cough, Colds and Fevers
Preparation: Decoction of leaves and flowers used as expectorant. It should however, not be given to those suffering from gastric ulcers, gastric intestinal inflammation and typhoid fever.Boil about 40 fresh leaves with flowering tops (10 g) in 3 cups of water, for 15 to 20 minutes until you get 1 glass of the greenish tea solution. Application: Drink while warm; dose good for one day use to be taken twice.

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ALAGAW
Used for: Cough, Colds and Fevers
Preparation: Boil 8 to 10 fresh or dried leaves in 8 glasses water for 15 minutes. Strain.
Application: For adults, one glass of the mixture is recommended four times a day.

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LAGUNDI
This grows anywhere in the country and is used as cure for headache, fever, cough, wound and ulcer. Doctors administering drug preparation out of lagundi reported that the prescribed dosage for fever of viral origin as 75 percent efficacy since it contains elements that inhibit the growth of influenza egg virus.

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GUAVA
It is not only useful as a fruit tree but also as medicine long used by our forefathers. Its leaves are used as aromatic bath for treatment of diarrhea, toothache and vaginal wash. Its unripe fruit is also used along with leaves for ulcers. Doctors say it is 90 to 100 percent effective for diarrhea and colic. Studies show that a decoction of guava leaves is effective for pyorrhea, dental abscess, etc. when it is used as mouthwash.

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TSAANG GUBAT
Doctors took interest in the use of this after writer-columnist Mario Chanco related how he survived about with dysentery during the Japanese occupation by using a decoction of the plant. Tests conducted by the doctors proved 80 to 100 percent efficacy of tsaang-gubat as anti-diarrhea and anticolic remedy.

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IPIL-IPIL
The powdered seed of ipil-ipil has been found to be effective against pin-worms.

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AKAPULKO
The juice from crushed leaves of akapulko is used for treatment of ringworm and other fungus infections of the skin. The powdered leaves are rubbed over the affected area 2 to 3 times a day until the infection is removed.

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