Tambayan ng Kaalaman Tungkol sa Pilipinas
Eucalyptus
Scientific name: Eucalyptus globules
Also known as: Blue gum eucalyptus
Uses
Antiseptic and deodorant- apply crushed leaves on affected area.
Cough and asthma- take decoction of leaves as tea.
Insect repellant – burn leaves.
Constituents
Volatile oil , cineol, d-alpha pinene, camphene, fenchene, butyric acid and capronic aldehydes , ethyl, amyl, and iso amyl alcohols, acetic acid, cymol, sesquiterpene, eudesmol, 1-pinocarveol.
Source: National formulary
Eucalyptus deglupta
Scientific name:
Eucalyptus deglupta, eucalyptus, binacag, eucalyptus multiflora, eucalyptus naudiniana
Uses antiseptic and deodorant – apply crushed leaves on affected area.
Cough and asthma –take decoction of leaves and tea.
Insect repellant – burn leaves.
Constituents:
Volatile oil, phellandrene, aldehydes, and ketones, 33%, phenol 9.
Source: national formulary
Duhat
Scientific name: Syzygium cumini, Calyptranthes jambolana, Eugenia cumini, Eugenia djouat, Eugenia jambolana, Myrtus cumini, Syszgium jambolana.
Also known as: Black plum, duat, dungboi, duwet, java plum, lomboi, longboi, lungboi.
Fruit and bark as the parts usually used in herbal preparation.
Dita
Scientific name:
Alstonia scholaris, Echites scholaris, Nerium tinctorium
Also known as: Alipauen, alstonia, andarayan, Australian fever bark, Australian quinine bark, bita, bitter bark, dalipauen, devils tree, dirita, ditaa, dilupaon, lava, lipauen, milky pine, oplai, pasuit, polai, tanitan, tangitang, white cheese wood.
Use bark for herbal preparation.
Uses:
Boil- Apply milky latex as poultice over affected area.
Chronic diarrhea- take 1% decoction of bark as tea.
Fever- take 1% decoction of bark as tea.
Malaria- take 5% decoction of bark as tea.