Tambayan ng Kaalaman Tungkol sa Pilipinas
Gumamela
Scientific name: hibiscus rosasinensis
Also known as:
Antolangan, arotangan, china rose, hibiscus, kayanga, saysaya, shoeflower, tapolanga, tapuranga, tarokanga, taukanga.
The flower buds is used in herbal preparation.
Uses:
Boil and abscesses- pound flower buds into a paste and apply over boils and abscesses to hasten pointing.
Active component:
Hibiscotin
Source: National formulary
Gulaman
Scientific name:
Gracilaria compressa, gelidium corneum.
Also known as:
Agar-agar, Ceylon moss, guraman, gurguraman, kanten
Uses:
Constipation- strain mucilaginous decoction and take extracted jelly.
Diarrhea- strain mucilaginous decoction , add enough water to prevent jelling and take as needed.
Food- blanch entire plant and eat as salad.
Active component:
Gelose, protein, fat, carbohydrates, galactose, fructose, pentose, iodine.
Source: National Formulary
Gogo
Scientific name:
Entada phaseoloides, Entada, pursaetha, Entada, scandens, Adenanthera gogo, Lens phaseoloides, Mimosa blancoana, mimosa entda, mimosa scandens.
Also known as:
Balonos, balugo, barugu, bayogo, dipai, gogong-bakai, gugo, gugu, kissing, lipai, tamayan.
Uses:
Abdominal pain and colic- pound the kernels of the seeds , mix with oil and apply on affected area as poultice.
Counterirritant- make paste of the seeds and apply to glandular swellings in the axilla, loins, and joints, and swollen hands and feet.
Hair wash – soak the prepared bark in water until soft, express the juice by rubbing the spread fibers against each other until lather is produced ; use as hair shampoo.
Active component:
Saponin , fixed oil, traces of alkaloid, sapogenin, oleanolic acid
Source: National formulary.
Gatas gatas
Scientific names:
Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia capitata, euphorbia pilulifera
Other names:
Australian asthma weed, bambanilag, cats hair, bobi, bolobotonis, botonis, bugayau, butobutonisan, golandrina, magatas, malis malis, maragatas, pansi pansi, patik patik, piliak, saikan, sisiohan, snake weed, sorosoro, tababa, tiaras, tauataua, teta.
Uses:
Asthma – make into cigarette or burn and inhale smoke.
Bleeding- superficial – crush leaves and apply on affected part, as local hemostatic.
Active components:
Gallic acid, quercetin, triacontane, cetyl alcohol, phytosterin, phytosterolin, jambulol, melissic, palmitic, oleic, linoliec, euphosterol.
Source; National formulary.