Therese Marie V.

Ticar BSN-2B

Practice #1 : Kasla Leaves and Sap

- It is a practice wherein you will put the leaves or sap in the affected area to reduce pain,
swelling, or wounds.

Application :

This practice can be used if you sprained your ankle to reduce the pain and swelling on the area.
It is applied by washing and heating the leaves first to sanitize, then wrap the leaves with a
bandage or clean cloth into the affected area and leave it overnight.

Practice #2 : Guyabano leaves

- It is a practice wherein the guyabano leaves are being boiled in clean water, and being
consumed as a tea. This helps people with diabetes, high blood pressure and many other
diseases.

Application :

- This practice can be used if you have diabetes, it can help lower the blood sugar level in
your body. It can also help a person with arthritis because it can lower uric acid. This can
be consumed every morning as tea.

Practice #3 : Faith healer

- It is a practice wherein a person with an illness goes into a faith healer to know what
causes the illness.

Application :

- This practice is used when a person has a fever or unusual feeling after going into new
places or a cemetery, it is known as “tuyaw”. They were prayed over and some rituals
were done, they also use some herbs such as calamansi leaves, coconut oil, etc. To help
reduce the illness.

Reflection : As a nurse, what are your thoughts on these practices?

As a nurse, I would respect these practices because we are thought to respect each individual's
beliefs, tradition and culture. As long as it doesn’t harm them and the people around them. I also
believe that these practices were done a long time ago and have been passed down to generations
wherein they have proved the efficacy of these practices. But, I will just advise them to get a
proper check up from a medical professional to determine what is the best thing to do.