Monday, March 28, 2011

Rheumatism or Rheumatic Joint Pain


Herbal Medications:
1. Kilaw pultice
          Chop or crush a rhizome and mix with oil.
          Apply on the joint as poultice over night.

2. Mangga bark hot compress
          Boil a piece of chopped bark.
          use the decoction hot compress.

3. Malabulak leaves and young stalks compress
           Chopped leaves and young stalks and put it in a cloth bag.

            Add 1/2 teaspoon salt.
            Warm the bag and apply as compress.

4. Lumbang Bato leaves compress
          Heat the leaves.
          Apply on the joints directly while still hot for 15 minutes 2 times a day.

5. Herba Buena leaves
          Boil 4 tablespoons of dried leaves in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes.
          Dosage: Adults: 1/2 glass, every 4 hours.

Herbal Medications:
1. Makabuhay vine tub bath
          Chop a meter long vine and boil in one gallon water for 15 minutes.
          Add enough water to fill up one plastic pail big enough to completely soak a child, if the whole body is infected.
          For adults use the decoction for hot compress on the affected parts only.
2. Kalatsutsi leaves
          Boil 1 cup chopped fresh leaves and a small branch in 1/2 cup coconut oil for 5 minutes.
          Let it cool and keep in bottle for future use.
          Apply on the infected body parts liberally after taking a bath.

3. Mangga gum resin or sap
          Mix well the gum resin or sap take fro mthe mango trunk or bark with oil.

4. Kakawate leaves
          Extract juice fro mthe leaves
          Apply on the affected parts after taking a bath, and at bedtime.

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