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History and Medicine in the Philippines

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Before 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...

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Other Herbal Plants

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Other 69 medicinal plants (promoted by the Department of Health under Department of Health Circular No. 168-A. Series of 1995) are needed to undergo further study for clinical test and trial. These are the following:
Abukado / Avocado (Persea americana)

                            

                                Abutra / yellow fruit moonseed (Arcangelista flava)
                            
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            

                            

                              
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Abutra / yellow fruit moonseed (Arcangelista flava)
Alagaw (Premna odorata)
Anis (Foeniculum odorata)

                            

                                Balanoy (Ocimum basilicum)
                            
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            

                            

                              
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Balanoy (Ocimum basilicum)
Balatong aso (Cassia occidentis)
Balimbing (Averrhoa carambola)
Bani (Pongamia pinnata)
Banaba (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
Barak (Curcuma longa)
Dalanghita (Citrus nobilis)
Damong maria (Artemmisa vulgaris) 
Dayap (Ditrus aurantifolia)
Dilaw (Curcuma longa) 
Duhat (Syzgium cumini) 
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.)
Gatas-gatas / Tawa-tawa / Asthma Plant (Euphorbia hirta) 
Gugo (Entada phaseoloides)
Gulasiman (Portulaca oleracea
Gumamela (Hibiscus rosasinensis)

                            

                                Gumamela (Hibiscus rosasinensis)
                            
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            

                            

                              
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