Other Filipino term: BANAGAN
Parts can be used: Rhizomes,wash it,chop and make it dry
Medication:Philippine herbal medicine support and unique alternative medicine the one of
this plant is Smilax bracteata one spoon dried material, put on the glass with hot water, and covered it with
in 15 minutes' drink 2 or 3 times a day.This could also be used in:
Rhizomes are bitter,Uric acid,anti-inflammatory,postpartum,depurative, anodyne,
acrid, digestive, laxative,thermogenic , aphrodisiac, diuretic, febrifuge and
tonic. It is used in dyspepsia, flatulence,colic, constipation and helminthiasis.
It is useful in skin diseases, leprosy and psoriasis. It is used in insanity and
neuralgia, epilepsy, fever. It is used syphilis, strangury, seminal weakness and
general debility. Detoxifies organs, cleanses blood, aids absorption and kills
bacteria. It also stimulates digestion, increases urination,blood circulation,
protects liver and promotes perspiration.
it can also be used in Postpartum:
Postpartum refers to a period of depression after childbirth. Also known as the
'baby blues' or postnatal
depression. It does not occur in all women and in those that it does, the degree
varies. It is caused by hormonal changes within the body and chemical balance.
Most women experience a mild form of this.
For the varicose vain , decoction some of smilax root, honeysuckle , paragayo ,
black berry, noni ,bahay, casuarina equistifolia root, boiled drink 3 times a
day.
