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Sambong , Sage ( Blumea balsamifera)

Here's a look at some of the more common medicinal herbs.

Number 3.  Sambong , Sage ( Blumea balsamifera)

- Blumea balsamifera is used in traditional herbal medicine for the common cold and as a diuretic. It is also used for infected wounds, respiratory infections, and stomach pains in Thai and Chinese folk medicine.

- Its primary uses are as a diuretic (or "water pill") and to treat symptoms of the common cold. As a diuretic, sambong is an herb used to treat urolithiasis (urinary tract or kidney stones) and urinary tract infections, and thus reduces high blood pressure.

What to cure ;

- Wounds

- Colds

- Sinuses

- Stone disease

- Fever

- Athritis

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St. John’s worth (Hypericum perforatum)

Here's a look at some of the more common medicinal herbs.

Number 2. St. John’s worth (Hypericum perforatum)

- St. John's wort is most commonly used for "the blues" or depression and symptoms that sometimes go along with mood such as nervousness, tiredness, poor appetite, and trouble sleeping. There is some strong scientific evidence that it is effective for mild to moderate depression.

What to cure ; 

- Treating depression

- Soothing anxiety and panic disorder

- Alleviating insomnia

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Tawa-tawa, Asthma plants  (Euphorbia hirta)

Here's a look at some of the more common medicinal herbs. 

Plants synthesis hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defense against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals.

Number 1.  Tawa-tawa, Asthma plants  (Euphorbia hirta)

- Is a hairy herb grown in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. This indigenous plant is considered as one of the most popular folkloric treatment for dengue in the Philippines.

What to cure ;

- Insect bites 

- Skin itchiness / bruises

- Asthma

- Desentry

- Dengue

# Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times.