Natural Home Remedies For Common Illnesses In The Philippines

Are you searching for a relatively safe and immediate relief to common health concerns? Well, don’t look too far because it might just be in your kitchen, backyard, maybe in the neighborhood or even at the vacant lot near your house.

Yes, several of the medicines available at the drugstores have herb and ornamental plant components. Here I will introduce you to some of the following suggestions that you may want to try as an alternative.

Natural Home Remedies For Common Illnesses

1. For Fever and Flu

This plant can be found anywhere in the Philippines. The silymarin leaves, though bitter, have alkaloids and antiviral properties which are essential to boost the immune system.

Just prepared the silymarin as a tea. Boil the leaves in 3 glasses of water for 10 minutes. 

2. For Sore Throat

Ginger Tea or known in the Philippines as “Salabat” is highly recommended. Ginger’s essential oils have a pain-relieving component. When taken, it mobilizes mucus and phlegm that eases the discomfort of breathing and eventually removes clogs in the airway passages. 

Just boil 3 glasses of water, pound the ginger and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Drink a cup 3 times a day. Make sure you take ginger tea after you have eaten because it produces gas pain when taken on an empty stomach.

3. For Headache

Mint or Yerba Buena is a natural analgesic, not only recommended for headache, but for toothache and joint pains as well. 

Just boil mint leaves in a glass of water for 10 minutes.

4. For Stomach Ache

Wild Tea or Tsaang Gubat has antispasmodic properties that prevent the intestine from contracting which causes stomach ache. This ornamental plant is available in commercial gardens. 

Just boil the leaves in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes.

5. For Hangover

Here’s a very quick and easy hangover remedy – tomatoes and cabbage juice. 

Just chop both vegetables and place these in a blender with some water, honey or salt. Once they are blended, strain the mixture and drink half a glass or more. It takes around three hours to feel the effect as the vegetables neutralize the acids in the stomach.

6. For Insomnia

Your best choice is passion flower! It’s difficult to find, but it makes a fine remedy for insomnia. If one is not able to find passion flowers, chamomile and cinnamon are equally good substitutes since they are always available from supermarket shelves.

They can be soaked in hot water and taken as a tea before bedtime.

7. For Cough and Cold

Lemon Grass

On top of its many uses, lemon grass is widely accepted for its medicinal value like boosting the immune system. All you have to do is boil the lemon grass to 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes and you can enjoy the aromatic taste of its tea.

Oregano

This fragrant herb which is widely used in culinary dishes has antibacterial properties. Just wash the leaves thoroughly, squeeze it, and drink the extract.

Red Onions

Red onions, eaten raw, once a day, provide the body with quercetin – a powerful natural anti-oxidant that allows the body to fight cancer in people who are genetically prone to the illness.

CONCLUSION

Conventional medicine is still the best option and it will not cost a lot of money to cure your illness if you just know what to do. However, if the condition persists for more than three days, then it’s time to visit your doctor before your sickness gets worst.