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Bayabas (Guava) Tincture
Akapulko Ointment
SLK Cough Syrup
ALS Liniment
Bayabas (Guava) Tincture
What It Is:
Is a mixture of wine and guava leaves, shaken for days before used.
Somewhat hairy young branches are 4-angled with opposite leaves. Flowers with in-curved
petals, cottony white, coming out in two's or three's in the leaf axils. Numerous stamens form the
attractive part of the flower. Inferior ovaries develop into roundish green fruits that turn yellow
on ripening and have edible, aromatic, seedy pulp.
Preparation:
Materials:
Guava Leaves
White Wine/Gin
Uses:
Decoction or infusion of fresh leaves used for wound cleaning to prevent infection and to
facilitate healing. It is popularly used for wound healing of circumcision wounds. Warm
decoction of leaves may be used for vaginal wash or douche.
Akapulko Ointment
What It Is:
An ointment made from akapulko or asunting leaves and oil.
A shrub, 1-2 m tall, with thick branches, pubescent. Leaves with 8-20 pairs of leaflets oblong-
elliptical. Flowers with oblong sepals. Fruit tetragonal, winged and glabrous. Seeds
quadrangular, flattened, and shiny.
Preparation:
Materials:
Akapulko Leaves/Asunting Leaves
Cooking Oil
Candles
Uses:
Apply twice to affected site for 2 times a day. The preparation is for scabies and fungal
infections.
SLK Cough Syrup
What It Is:
A syrup made from the extract of tamarind, ginger and calamansi.
A large tree 12 to 20 m high, nearly glabrous. Leaves are even-pinnate, 6 to 10 cm long; leaflets
20 to 40, rather close, oblong, The fruits are brown oblong pods with thick crust.
A smooth and slightly spiny plant, growing to a height of 3 to 5 meters. Fruit is yellow when
ripe, nearly spherical, 2 to 3.5 cm diameter, 6- to 7-celled, and thin-skinned. The skin or peel is
green to yellowish green or yellow, loosely adhering to the flesh. The flesh contains a few light
orange seeds.
Erect, smooth plant with thickened and aromatic rootstocks. Leafy stems are 0.4 to 1 meter high.
Preparation:
Materials:
1 bag - Sampalok/Tamarind Leaves
¼ kilo - Brown Sugar
5 pieces - Calamansi
1 piece - Ginger
Uses:
Relives cough and sore throat. It is given for 3 to 4 days only.
Dosage:
Adult 1 tablespoon, three times daily
Children (1y/o) ½ teaspoon, three times daily
Storage: Lasts 5 days in the refrigerator and 2 days when stored in room temperature.
ALS Liniment
What It Is:
Erect, smooth plant with thickened and aromatic rootstocks. Leafy stems are 0.4 to 1 meter high.
An erect, branched and half-woody plant. Fruit is small, oblong-lanceolate, many-seeded pod
that reddens on riping.
Preparation:
Materials:
30 pieces - Siling Labuyo/Chili
1 piece - Ginger
½ Kilo - Cooking Oil
Uses:
Used to relieve pain in arthritis and rheumatism. Also relieves muscle pain.
Sources:
www.stuartxchange.org
http://www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph/prosea/proseaherbal/index.htm