Sambong Group 2
Sambong Group 2
Sambong Group 2
SAMBONG
BAISAC, BADOC, CAÑADA, ESPAÑOL
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Blumea balsamifera
ENGLISH NAME:
Ngai camphor/ Blumea
camphor
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS
Diuretic in hypertension and
patients experiencing edema
Acts as an anti-urolithiasis as it
dissolves kidney stones
Suggested as an expectorant,
antitussive, and for the treatment
of respiratory tract infections.
Acts as an astringent as preparations may be used for wounds and cuts
Found to have anti-diarrhea and anti-spasm effects.
Ngai camphor has been promoted by the National Kidney and Transplant
Institute herbal medicine for many renal patients to avert or delay the need
for dialysis or organ transplantation.
MECHANISM OF ACTION
Sambong for the dissolution of kidney stones and averts renal failure..
Sambong inhibits calcium oxalate stone formation in the kidneys through
determination of the number of calcium oxalate stones in the renal cortex
and the percent mass of calcium oxalate.
R E F E R E N C E S
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