Before the use of drugs and the rise of pharmaceutical companies, people use herbal medicines to cure the sick. They are very knowledgeable when it comes to extracting essences from plants, flowers, trees and other natural resources. Herbal medicines are still used widely today especially in countries where forests still thrive. It is very cheap and easy to prepare and 100% guaranteed to heal.

Yerba Buena is used to cure headaches, fever, influenza, cough and asthma to name a few. It is the herbal form for the drug Paracetamol. To prepare Yerba Buena, the leaves are boiled with water and the extract is given to the patient for him to drink. Yerba Buena can cure a patient in no time. Guavas are not only delightful as fruits but its leaves are also useful for treating abscess by boiling them in water and using the extract as a bath. It is also good for curing open wounds.

Sore throats are healed through chopping a few pieces of native ginger and chewing it. Ginger roots are also good remedies for sore throats. The Banaba is a plant whose leaves are excellent for tea. Just dry up a few Banaba leaves, chop it all off and mix with hot water to make a delicious, healthy and natural tea drink. Banaba leaves are good aids in digestion and it helps clean the intestinal tract.

Guava leaves are also great mouthwash as well as star apple leaves and eggplant leaves. Guava leaves are also good to be used in a bath for the cure of prickly heat and mild burns. Ripe papaya and calamansi juice are great for cleansing the face and helps ease pimple infection. They are also widely known to have whitening capabilities. A chopped bark from a mango tree when boiled is an excellent remedy to cure rheumatism and arthritis.

Ampalaya or bitter gourd is a great remedy for persons suffering from diabetes. Visit the Herbal program in Massachusetts to gain more knowledge in herbal medicine.