CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Makahiya Plant is a diffusely spreading, half-woody herb with branched stems up to

1 meter long, sparringly prickly with numerous deflexed, bristlt hairs. The leaves are very

sensitive, both pinnae and leaflets, folding when touched. Pinnae are usually four digitally-

arranged at the end of each petiole, and it is commonly widely distributed in the

Philippines in waste places, open grasslands and open thickets, at low and medium

altitudes in settled areas but the seed contains a toxic alkaloid, mimosine; a non-protein

alpha acid, known to cause hair loss and depress growth in mammals.

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Amoeba is usually transmitted by the fecal-oral route, but it can also be transmitted

indireclty through contact with dirty hands or objects as well as by anal-oral semi-dorchant

and hardy structure found in feces. Any non-ecysted amobae or trophozoites die quickly

after leaving the body. This disease can be acquired from foods and dirty stuff but this

disease can be prevented by washing your hands always. (www.stuartxchange.com)

On the other hand, makahiya plant can be found anywhere in Iligan City like in our

village in Sta. Filomena or in Luinab Bahayan.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

This study aims to have an alternative treatment for Amoeba out of Mimosa Pudica

plant:

1. Evaluate the effectiveness of Mimosa Pudica roots.

2. Determine the concentration of the variables in making the home made medicine.

3. Compose Mimosa Pudica plant to sunthetic medicines sold in stores.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is projected to attest herbal medicines are able to degrade over synthetic

medicines. The researcher anticipates that the result of this study will provide necessary

information regarding the alternative treatment of amoeba. If this is so, this study will

benefit to the family who can’t afford the cost, can’t afford hospitalization and medicines.

Since this study is projected to attest whether makahiya plant is an effective alternative

medicine in curing amoeba over synthetic medicines. The researcher anticipates the result

of this study will provide necessary information regarding the alternative treatment of

amoeba. Thus, this benefits the low wage income or average income of the family.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study limits on the areas where Makahiya Plant is abundant. The method of

extracting the juice is limited to 2 to 3 minutes. Its also limited to sprcific part of the plant

effective in curing the amoeba.

OPERATIONS AND DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Feces - waste matter

Extracting – to obtain

Degrade – underestimating

Toxic - can harm people and animals

Diffusely – adopted diffuse feeling

CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERTURE

Makahiya Plant is found throughout the Philippines and is found wild everywhere in

the country. It is not cultivated and is considered a weed. The tagalog name and suggested

scientific name, means “sensitive”. The reason it is given this name is that upon human

touch the leaves contract and appear to wilt, but then open up again a short time later.

Makahiya plant is known as diuietic, and is considered alterant and anti-asthmatic. It is

used for urinary complaints and is useful in diseases arising from corrupt blood and bile.

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Makahiya plant can also cure wounds. The study of its root extracts showed good

wound healing activity when compared to standard drug Gentamlan. In an incision wound

model, topical application of chloroform and methanolic root extracts showed wound-

healing activity with a significant rise in breaking strength, dry weight, and hydroxypoline

content of the granulation tissue. (www.stuartxchange.com)

CHAPTER III

RESEACH METHODOLOGY

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

INPUT

These were the materials that

the researcher needed, roots

of the makahiya plant,

stove,pot, knife/scissors, 3

cups of water, chopping

board, and weighing scale.

PROCESS

The processes that the

researcher did was to weigh 3

grams of makahiya roots then

place it into a pot with 3 cups

of water the baled the mixture

to 2-4 minutes. And transfer

the mixture into a glass and let

it cool to 2-5 minutes.

OUTPUT

The alternative medicine is

ready to drink.

MATERIALS NEEDED WERE:

Makahiya Roots 3 cups of water

Stove Chopping Board

Pot Knife

Scissors Weighing Scale

DATA GATERING PROCEDURES :

The preparation of the alternative medicine

Approximately 3 grams of Makahiya Roots were weighed. These were placed

in a pot with 3 cups of water. The mixture was boiled into 2-4 minutes in the

gas stove. After boiling the water will be placed into a glass and let it cooled

into 2-5 minutes .Once it cooled the alternative medicine is ready to drink

with the patient who is suffering amoeba. These process will be repeated until

the patient be able to recover.

ABSTRACT

This paper covers about the Makahiya Plant as an effective alternative medicine that

cures wounds. It tackles where the Makahiya can be found and how to determine if the

plant is really the Makahiya. It also discusses the process wherein it was discovered to have

healing abilities for physical injuries and the procedure on how to use the Makahiya for the

healing process. This paper, through trials and tests, have found out and finally concluded

that the Makahiya is as effective as regular medicines in drugstores for healing wounds.

CHAPTER IV

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

After doing the procedure above to prepare the Makahiya plant to be consumed by

the patient in need of the medicine, the researchers have proven that it is very effective as

an alternative medicine for healing wounds. If the patient takes the concoction 3 or more

times a day as an alternative for water, the healing process begins to take place after a

period of 5 days. After 2 weeks, the patient is mostly fully healed. The wound dries up and

closes without costing too much money for the patient or too much trouble applying or

slathering medicines on the wounds that sting.

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION

After much discussion, research and testing, we have come to the conclusion that

the Makahiya plant is an effective and much cheaper alternative medicine for healing

wounds.

RECOMMENDATION

We, the researchers, recommend that for those who would like to continue this

research, that they try to discover more uses for the Makahiya plant or they should try to

find out more alternative medicines like it.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATION

Nowadays, we discover new illnesses as our environment is being destroyed by a lot

of causes like pollution and the sort. We, living a fast-paced life, tend to rely on quick cures

but are burdened by the cost. This is where we should try out a much more body-friendly

and cheaper alternative medicine to over the counter costly medicines we find in drug

stores. By using this, we tend to lessen the costs of our everyday living thus giving way to

much more breathing space for us in terms of money.

USING MAKAHIYA PLANT AS AN ALTERNATIVE

MEDICINE FOR AMOEBA

An Investigatory Project in Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for Science

Submitted to:

Mr. Melvin T. Magsayo

Submitted by:

Earl Jay A. Rapliza