2020
DOI: 10.47895/amp.v54i1.1078
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Benefits of Mainstreaming Herbal Medicine in the Philippine Healthcare System

Abstract: There are several problems that continue to plague the Philippine health care system. The cost of branded drugs in the Philippines is 22 times more than international reference prices while generic drugs are 4 times more.1 Despite price reductions due to legislations such as the Cheaper Medicines Act of 2008, as well as the Generics Act of 1988, those in the lower-income brackets still cannot afford maintenance medicines for hypertension and diabetes as well as antibiotics.2 Access to medicines and care from p… Show more

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“…In the Philippines, the use of herbal medicines has been a practice for centuries, especially in rural areas. Among Filipinos, the folkloric history of herbal medicines was inherited from their ancestors through oral tradition, developed by trial-and-error method, and handed on from generation to generation until today [ 3 , 4 ].…”
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“…In the Philippines, the use of herbal medicines has been a practice for centuries, especially in rural areas. Among Filipinos, the folkloric history of herbal medicines was inherited from their ancestors through oral tradition, developed by trial-and-error method, and handed on from generation to generation until today [ 3 , 4 ].…”
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“…5 Filipino traditional medicine, of which herbal medicine plays a large role has been around for centuries and is well-accepted in the rural areas. 6 Even in cities, herbal medicines are also used by some mothers who originally came from the provinces. It is no wonder that a lot of herbal medicine vendors are stationed in the cities like in Quiapo and Divisoria, Manila.…”
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