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==News about Ringworm Bush (Akapulko)== | ==News about Ringworm Bush (Akapulko)== | ||
'''Home Treatment for Ringworm''' | |||
*Source:http://www.puteris-musings.com/2007/12/cassia-alata.html | |||
:(Filipinoi Herbs Healing Wonders) | |||
Ringworm is an infection of the skin, hair, and nails with various fungi, producing ring-like lesions with raised borders. | |||
:Ringworm Treatment Using Herbal Decoctions | |||
1. Daily bath with bayabas leaves decoction. ( english: guava) | |||
::Boil 10 cups of chopped fresh leaves in 1/2 gallon of water for 15 minutes. Add enough cold water to fill up one big pail after straining. | |||
::Bathe with this decoction while still hot. | |||
2. Tabako leaves decoction shampoo (if head and hair are affected) ( english: tobacco) | |||
::Boil 10 leaves of fresh tabako leaves in 1/2 gallon of water for 15 minutes. Cool and drain, Add enough water to fill up a 3-gallon pail. ::Shampoo hair with the decoction, once a day, until healed. | |||
3.Kamantigui compress or poultice ( english: Touch me not balsam) | |||
::Crush 5-1,0 kamantigui flowers. Amount depends upon the size of the infection. Crush the flowers until the juice is extracted. Apply directly over the infected part as compress for 30 minutes, 2 times a day. | |||
4.Bawang cloves ( english: garlic) | |||
::Peel and crush one clove and rub it on the affected part until it gets red. Apply 2 times a day: in the morning after the morning bath, and at bedtime. | |||
5.Adelfa bark and leaves ( english: Oleander, Adelfa) | |||
::Chop a one-foot long branch. Mix with 1 cup chopped fresh young leaves. Mix the juice with 5 drops of fresh coconut oil. Apply on affected parts, 3 times a day. | |||
6. Akapulko leaves 9 Crush 5 leaves. ( english: Ringworm bush or shrub) | |||
::Rub the juice on the affected areas, 2 times a day. | |||
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'''Cassia Alata''' | '''Cassia Alata''' | ||
*Source:http://www.puteris-musings.com/2007/12/cassia-alata.html | *Source:http://www.puteris-musings.com/2007/12/cassia-alata.html | ||