Lagundi (Vitex negundo)
Decoction: Boil a handful of leaves and flowers in water to produce a glass, three times a day.
Yerba buena (Mentha cordifelia)
Pain (Headache, stomachache):
Boil chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Divide decoction into 2 parts, drink one part every 3 hours.
Menstrual and gas pain:
Soak a handful of leaves in a glass of boiling water. Drink infusion.
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History and Medicine in the Philippines
Non-FictionBefore the Philippines were colonized by foreign countries, Filipinos have Babaylan who is equally ranked to the status of a chieftain (Datu). The Babaylan guided her people with her knowledge in food, animals, clothing, medicine and other ways of l...
