Good evening to all, how are you? Me, just had the same day, same routine and now, drinking my coffee, lol, going to share, write and publish here the new herbal/natural medicine/remedy we are drinking and using here po and it's called Blumea Balsamifera.

This is my lead and second image for this article of mine here today po, please bear with me 'coz i made a pic collage of it again po, lol.

Blumea Balsamifera

• A flowering plant belonging to the Genus Blumea of the Family Asteraceae.

• Also known as Ngai Camphor and Sambong or Sembung too.

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Class: Angiosperms

Order: Asterales

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Blumea

Species: Blumea Balsamifera

• Commonly known as Sambong in the Philippines.

• Used in traditional herbal medicine for the common Cold and as a Diuretic.

• Also used for Infected Wounds, Respiratory Infections and Stomach Pains in Thai and Chinese Folk Medicine.

• Found in the Trophical and Sub-Trophical Zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

• One of its species that is used in Southeast Asia.

• A weed, this plant is Ruderal Species that often grows on disturbed land and in grasslands.

• A Coarse, Woody and Strongly Aromatic Shrub found in Open Grasslands, Waste Places and Clearings in most Provinces in the Philippines.

• Its medicinal properties have been recognized by Filipino Herbolarios and have been used for Fever, Cough, Headache, Boils, Abdominal Pain and Gaseous Distention.

• Also used by Healers from Thailand and China.

• Generally safe to use.

• An Affordable Herbal Medicine to treat Urinary Tract Stones as opposed to more expensive Medical or Surgical Alternatives.

• Has a wide range of Health Benefits.

• One of the 10 Herbal Medicines used in treating certain conditions.

• Subsob in Ilocos and Bukadkad in Visayas.

Described Physically As:

Softly Hairly, Half Woody, Strongly Aromatic Shrub, 1-4 meters high. Simple Alternate, Broadly Elongated Leaves, 7-20 centimeters long, with Toothed Margin and Appendaged ir Divided Base. Loose Yellow Flower Head Scattered along Much-Branched Leafy Panicles.

2 Types Of Discoid Flowers

• Peripheral Ones Tiny, More Numerous with Tubular Corolla.

• Central Flowers Few, Large with Campanulate Corolla.

Benefits

• An effective treatment for Kidney Stones.

• Helps in treating High Blood Pressure.

• Promotes Diuresis.

• Reduces Edema.

• Brings down Fever.

• Aids in treating Cough and Colds.

• Treatment for Diarrhea and Stomach-Ache, Skin Problems like Worms and Boils, Sore Throat and Rheumatism.

Can Be Used As

• Tea or Decoction.

• Poultice.

Good evening to all once again, hope my article somehow helped you out, gave you additional knowledge and informative as well po. Stay safe, God bless, feel free to give your comments, insights or opinion down below on the comment section, would appreciate it po coming from you, thank you, have a good evening and night to all po :)