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GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN FAMILY HEALTH CARE
Table of Contents
- Chapter I. Introduction Foreword viii
- Chapter II. General guidance
- Chapter III. Treatment of ailments in the family
- A. Treatment of ailments in the family based on general symptoms
- Fever : * Fever
- Malaria
- Measles
- Cough : * Cough
- Cough and cold
- Asthma
- Stomachache : * Stomachache
- Diarrhoea
- Gastritis
- Itching : * Itching
- *Ptyriasis versicolor
- Ring worm
- Scabies
- Wound : * Cut wound
- Suppurated wound, bruise, burns
- Insect bite
- Finger and toe nail infection
- Foreign sharp matters under the skin
- Carbuncles
- B. Treatment of ailments in the family based on specific symptoms
- Toothache and mouth : * Stomatitis
- Toothache
- Epistaxis (nose bleed)
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Worm infestation : * Round worm
- Pin worm
- Anaemia
- Loss of appetite
- Chapter IV. Treatment and health care for mother
- Dysmenorrhoea (Painful menstruation)
- Leucorrhoea (White discharge)
- Swollen breast (Mastitis)
- Postnatal maternal care
- Chapter V. Geriatric health care
- Constipation
- Insomnia
- Difficulty to urinate
- Annex. Additional information on medicinal plants