ESSENTIAL

DRUGS
TRADITIONAL/
HERBAL
MEDICINE
 ESSENTIAL DRUGS

• Essential medicine are those that satisfy the priority

health care needs of a population. They are selected
with due regards to disease prevalence and public
health relevance, evidence of efficacy and safety and
comparative-effectiveness
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“ TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE ACT (TAMA) OF 1997”
 TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

• Traditional medicine (also known as alternative, complementary, indigenous or folk

medicine) comprises knowledge systems that developed over generations within
various societies before the era of modern medicine

• The WHO defines traditional medicine as “ the sum of total of knowledge, skills, and
practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different culture,
whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the
prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness
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Traditional medicines may be classified into:

 Medication
-medical plants, mineral materials and animal materials
 Non- medication
-Acupuncture, Acupressure, Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Manual therapies,
Physical, Mental and Spiritual therapies
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PRACTICES
ACUPUNCTURE
• A treatment derived from ancient Chinese
medicine in which fine needles are inserted at
certain sites in the body for therapeutic or
preventative purposes
-migraine
-asthma
-gastrointestinal disorder
- paralysis from stroke
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PRACTICES

Acupressure
• Is an alternative medicine technique often
used in conjunction with acupuncture or
reflexology. It is based on the concept of the
life energy which flows through meridians in
the body
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PRACTICES

CHIROPRACTIC
• Is a form of alternative medicine concerned
with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention
of mechanical disorders of the
musculoskeletal system and their effects on
ones health
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PRACTICES

OSTEOPATHY
• Is a form of alternative medicine that
emphasizes physical manipulation of the
body’s muscle tissue and bones
• Aims to restore the normal function and
stability of the joints to help the body heal it
self
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HERBAL MEDICINE
• Are those with active ingredients made from
plant parts, such as leaves, roots and flowers.
• Also called botanical medicine or
phytomedicine
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SAMBONG LAGUNDI
AKAPULKO ULASIMANG BATO
NIYOG NIOGAN BAWANG
TSAANG GUBAT BAYABAS
AMPALAYA YERBA BUENA
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Thank you!