Project in Mapeh Shekinnah Kate Cusilit IV- Lakandula Medicinal Plants Abang-abang Distribution - Common in thickets and secondary forests at low and medium altitudes throughout the Philippines. - Also reported in Taiwan, the Caroline Islands, and Yap. Properties Considered vulnerary, antidiarrheal, antihypertensive. Parts used Roots, branches, leaves. Uses Folkloric - Decoction of roots, branches and leaves used for wound healing. - In Thailand, root used for diarrhea and hallucination. - In southern Western Ghats, leaf Juice of the plant is mixed with coconut milk, given hree times daily for treatment of dysentery with blood discharge. Leea guineense popularly used for treating hypertension. - In West Africa and Guinea-Bissau, plant used for epilepsy. Bagilumbang - Widely scattered in forests at low and medium altitudes in La Union, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, Rizal, and Camarines Provinces in Luzon; in Negros; and in Mindanao. - Sometimes, planted. - In India, commercially cultivated for its tung oil. - Planted in tropical and subtropical areas. - In Taiwan, planted as a garden or shade tree. - More suitable for varnish making than tung oil; although with very poor keeping ualities. - Seed is purgative. Fresh kernels have a nutty flavor but causes a burning sensation in the mouth, throat, esophagus and stomach. Even a small part of the nut can cause violent vomiting within half an hour, or a terrible diarrhea, a few hours after eating and lasting 12 to 24 hours. Parts used Seed, bark sap. - Seed is a strong purgative. - Bark sap is used as a cure for scurf (dandrufO. Others - Insecticide: Oil for the seeds is an effective insecticide. - Soap: Seed from oil is a natural soap with weak cleaning function. Caimito - Cultivated for its edible fruit and as an ornamental tree. Recently introduced from tropical America. Seed is tonic, diuretic and febrifuge. - Pectoral, tonic, stimulant. Seeds, leaves, bark, fruit. • In Mexico, decoction of the bark given for dysentery. • In Costa Rica, infusion of bark is tonic and refreshing. • tonic and refreshing. • Latex is used for abscesses. • Dried latex used as antihelminthic. • In some countries, the fruit is used for diabetes. Tonic: Infusion of the bark is • Bitter seed sometimes used as tonic, for diarrhea and fevers. • Fruit eaten for inflammation in laryngitis and pneumonia. Ђў Used for diabetes. • Decoction used for angina. Ђў In the Ivory Coast, decoction of leaves used for hypertension. Leaf decoction also used for diabetes. • In Venezuela, unripe fruit used for intestinal problems. • In Puerto Rico, fruit used in treatment of diabetes. • Decoction of bark used as tonic and stimulant; used for diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhages and treatment of gonorrhea. • Cubans in Miami reported to use the leaf decoction for cancer treatment. • In Brazil, bark latex used resolutive on abscesses; and as a potent vermifuge when dried and powdered. Dalandan - Found throughout the Philippines, nearly always planted. Found in all warm countries. - Native of the Old World. • Aperitif, aromatic, stomachic, tonic, astringent, mildly carminative, cholagogue, antibacterial, antiemetic, antifungal, antispasmodic, antitussive, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, stimulant, vermifuge. • Dried rind is considered aromatic, stomachic, tonic, astringent, and mildly carminative. • Citrus flavonoids have potential antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-cancer, antiviral, anti-inflammatory activity, and cholesterol lowering potential. Flowers, fruit and rind. Nutrition / Culinary - A good source of vitamin C. Dried flowers is a pleasant flavoring agent. - Condiment, fruit, oil. - Peel used for making marmalades and candies. - Flowers used for scenting tea. - Essential oil from the dried fruit used as food flavoring. - Fruit rind used for baking flavors. - In Iran, the orange peel used as flavoring for boiled rice and other vegetables. - Fruit is used for making sauces, creams, Jelly, honey, etc. Folkloric - Juice is a cooling drink, and used as food, particularly for the febrile and scorbutic. - In the Philippines, the leaves, peel, and flowers are used as stomachic and antiscorbutic. Decoction of rind taken for gas pains. Decoction of peel also used as emmenagogue. - Leaves are applied to reduce swelling in the legs. Also used as tonic, pectorals and in bronchitis. - For nausea and fainting, squeeze rind near nostril for irritant inhalation. - Dried flowers used as stimulant and preventive for dysentery. Flowers used as antispasmodic. - Orange peel is an ingredient in the preparation of tincture of cinchona and tincture of gentian. - Dried rind is used as tonic dyspepsia nd for general debility; also used to check vomiting. - Fresh rind is rubbed on the face for acne or eczema. Juice used with salt as a ringworm remedy. - Water distilled from the orange flowers used as stimulant, and as a refreshing drink in nervousness and hysterical cases. - Used as a stimulant and appetite suppressant - In traditional Chinese medicine, Zhi shi, the immature dried fruit of citrus aurantium, has been used to treat chest congestion and stimulate gastrointestinal functions. Peel of immature fruit used for indigestion, abdominal pains, constipation, and dysenteric diarrhea. Bitter orange seeds or pips, first torrefied to remove the husks, taken as a stimulating remedy. Oil from the rind is used internally and externally, as a stimulating liniment, for gout and rheumatism. - In Mexico and South America, leaf used as tonic, laxative, sedative; peel used for stomach aches and high blood pressure. - Basque in Europe used the leaves for stomachaches, insomnia and palpitations. Others - In India, neroli oil, mixed with vaseline, for leech prevention. - In recent years, Citrus aurantium supplements has been promoted for appetite control. - Perfumery: Oil istilled from flowers used in perfumery. - Orange peel is an ingredient in the preparation of tincture of cinchona and tincture of gentian. Usually planted as a garden plant in Baguio and Manila. - Grows vigorously in the Baguio area. - Native to Australia. - Also in North and South Africa, India, and southern Europe. Properties • Oils are in classified into: (1) medicinal, containing eucalytol or cineol (2) industrial, containing terpenes, used in mining operations, and (3) aromatic, as in E. citriodora. • Considered anesthetic, antibronchitic, antiseptic, anticatarrh, antiparasitic, ntirheumatic, antispasmodic, antiviral, cooling, antiinflammatory, diuretic, febrifuge, rubefacient, analgesic, insect repellent, sedative, expectorant, stimulant.
Parts used Mature leaves, oil. Edibility - Blue gum leaves used as therapeutic herbal tea. - As antiseptic and deodorant, leaves are crushed and applied on affected areas. - oil, two drops in a tsp of warm water, for coughs, whooping coughs, asthma and bronchitis. - Infusion of leaves used for asthma, catarrh, bronchitis, whooping cough, coryza, dysentery, diabetes, fevers and colds, malaria, rhinitis, tuberculosis. - For inusitis, breathing of vapor of decoction of leaves. - Decoction of leaves used for washing and cleaning wounds. - Other uses: Diabetes, lumbago, sciatica, toothaches, tuberculosis, dysentery, gout. In China, used for promote eschar formation. - In France, leaf extract used as hypoglycemic. - In Guatemala, leaf decoction for fever. Hot water extract of dried leaf used for ringworm, wounds, ulcers, pimples and as vaginal douche. - In India, as mosquito repellent and insecticide. - In Italy, as inhalation therapy for asthma; also for diabetes. - In Kenya, for snail infestation. In Mexico, for urethritis, laryngitis, cystitis, gastritis, enteritis; as antipyretic and antimalarial. - In Tunisia, for bronchial conditions and cough. - In Spain, for colds, catarrh, diabetes.
Preparation for use: Gather the leaves, dry in the sun for 5-6 hours. Place in a paper bag, tie and hang in the shade for a week. Decoct 50 gms of the dried leaves in a pint of boiling water; drink 6 glasses daily. For fresh leaves, use 60 to 70 gms toa pint of boiling water, drink the same amount. Livestock • Mastitis: A herbal gel made from C longa, Cedrus deodara, G glabra and E globulus, pplied twice daily, is used to treat and prevent subclinical mastitis in crossbred cows. • Bovine endometriosis: Cow with endometritis were given an intrauterine infusion of a 10% solution of a tincture of E globulus. Ђў Ectoparasites: Two experimental herbal mixtures containing E globulus along with several other plant oils have been used on dogs to treat ectoparasites. Other - Biopesticidal: Leaves burned for use as Insect repellant. Extract used to kill fleas. - Timber: Although of poor quality, used for fence post and pole construction. - Perfumery: Oil used in perfumery. Introduced to the Philippines during the early Spanish period. - Planted along roadsides and gardens. - Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-diarrhea, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory. Flowers, leaves, stem, bark. No reported folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines. - In Bangladesh folk medicine, used for the treatment of diabetes. Gabi - Generally cultivated throughout the Philippines but is not a native of the Archipelago. - in cultivated soil, nearby swamps or water. - Pantropic cultivation. - Leaves and petioles are excellent to taste, also rich in minerals. - Leaf Juice considered styptic, stimulant, rubifacient. Juice of corm is considered laxative, demulcent and anodyne. - Tubers are digestive, laxative, diuretic, lactagogue, and styptic. - Pressed Juice of petioles are styptic. Acridity of leaves, petioles and tubers is due to raphides which easily disappear on boiling or cooking. These crystals may cause irritation. - Studies have suggested analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hypolipidemic properties. Parts utilized Roots and leaves. Culinary / Nutrition - Prized for its large corms or underground stems, used as staple food in many localities. - Fresh edible leaves and petioles are a rich source of protein, ascorbic cid, dietary fiber, and some important minerals. - The corms, petioles and leaf blades are good sources of vitamin B. To the early Hawaiians, grown mainly for poi production. - Its easy digestibility makes it a great nutritional supplement for weight gain needs in cancer-cachexia, AIDS, pancreatitis and a miscellany of weight-loss conditions. - Used for asthma, arthritis, diarrhea, internal hemorrhage, skin disorders. - Juice of petioles sometimes used for earache and otorrhea. - Juice of the corm used in alopecia. - Leaf Juice also used for internal hemorrhages, otalgia, adenitis. - Internally, a good axative. Also, used for piles. - Also, used as antidote for wasp and insect stings.
Leaf Juice applied to scorpion stings and snake bites. - Heated tubers are applied locally to painful rheumatic joints. - Ash of the tubers, mixed with honey, is used for buccal aphthous stomatitis. - Raw Juice of gab'', mixed with sugar, used as febrifuge. Halon In open waste places, at low and medium altitudes, from northern Luzon to Mindanao. Certainly introduced; sometimes, cultivated. minerals, such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and carotenoids. Leaves, seeds. - In Iran and Iraq, seeds and tender leaves are eaten. Leaves considered an excellent source of protein. In Southeast Asia, plant is used as a vegetable. - Decoction of leaves used for chest afflictions - In traditional and folk medicine, used for respiratory infections, vision defects, tuberculosis, fleshy tumors, liver problems and inflammations. - In Ayurveda, leaf decoction used for chest afflictions and gastroenteritis; seeds applied to sores.. Seeds and leaves use as astringent for stopping diarrhea, bloody stools, hematuria, and excessive menstruation. (10) - In India, seeds are used as food and medicinally, as diuretic. - Also, applied to scrofulous sores.
Ipil-lpil Distribution: - In settled areas at low and medium altitudes throughout the Philippines. - Locally gregarious and abundant. - Introduced from tropical America. - Now pantropic. • Acrid, sweet, bitter, mildly toxic. Parts utilized Dried seeds. In some provinces, seeds occasionally used as a coffee substitute. Folkloric - In the Philippines, not much utilized as a medicinal plant. - Roasted seeds used as emollient. - Used for Intestinal parasitism: ascaris and trichinosis. - Roots in decoction used as emmenagogue. - Decoction of bark and roots is a powerful emmenagogue.
In the West Indies, used Jerusalem Cherry In the Philippines, grown in gardens for ornamental interest. Common in commericial botanical garden in Baguio. Bark, fruit, leaves and seeds. No reported medicinal use in the Philippines. In India, used in homeopathy medicine to treat acute lower abdominal pain and somnolence. In South Africa, reportedly used for treatment of boils and gonorrhea; orally, as a male tonic and for abdominal pain. Kalamansi - Widely cultivated in the Philippines. - The species is native to the Philippines. Aromatic, antiseptic, antiphlogistic, carminative, deodorant, refrigerant.
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