Guidelines for The Use of Herbal Medicines in Family Health Care

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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


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  1. Fever : * Fever
  
  
  
  


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  • Malaria
  
  
  
  


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  • Measles
  
  
  
  


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  2. Cough : * Cough
  
  
  
  


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  • Cough and cold
  
  
  
  


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  • Asthma
  
  
  
  


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  3. Stomachache : * Stomachache
  
  
  
  


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  • Diarrhoea
  
  
  
  


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  • Gastritis
  
  
  
  


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  4. Itching : * Itching
  
  
  
  


• *Ptyriasis versicolor


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  • Ring worm
  
  
  
  


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  • Scabies
  
  
  
  


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  5. Wound : * Cut wound
  
  
  
  


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  • Suppurated wound, bruise, burns
  
  
  
  


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  • Insect bite
  
  
  
  


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  • Finger and toe nail infection
  
  
  
  


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  • Foreign sharp matters under the skin
  
  
  
  


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  6. Carbuncles
  
  
  
  


• B. Treatment of ailments in the family based on specific symptoms


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  1. Toothache and mouth : * Stomatitis
  
  
  
  


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  • Toothache
  
  
  
  


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  • Epistaxis (nose bleed)
  
  
  
  


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  2. Headache
  
  
  
  


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  3. Muscle pain
  
  
  
  


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  4. Worm infestation : * Round worm
  
  
  
  


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  • Pin worm
  
  
  
  


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  5. Anaemia
  
  
  
  


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  6. Loss of appetite
  
  
  
  


• Chapter IV. Treatment and health care for mother


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  1. Dysmenorrhoea (Painful menstruation)
  
  
  
  


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  2. Leucorrhoea (White discharge)
  
  
  
  


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  3. Swollen breast (Mastitis)
  
  
  
  


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  4. Postnatal maternal care
  
  
  
  


• Chapter V. Geriatric health care


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  1. Constipation
  
  
  
  


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  2. Insomnia
  
  
  
  


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  3. Difficulty to urinate
  
  
  
  


• Annex. Additional information on medicinal plants