Scientific name: Vitex negundo, vitex leucoxylon
Other names: dabtan, dangla, lingei, sagarai, five leaved chaste tree.
Day: December 8, 2010
Kintsay herbal medicine
Kintsay
Scientific names
Apium graveolens
Other names;
Apio, celery, ch in ns tai, guichai, kinchai, kinintsai.
Uses:
Emetic- take decoction of entire plant.
Antiasthmatic (bronchodilator) – pound seeds, wrap in thin cloth and inhale frequently.
High blood pressure –eat as vegetable
Active component
Apiin (glucoside) mannitol, inositol.
Bulb- glutamine, asparagines, tyrosine, mannitol.
Fruit- apigenin, choline, linase
Volatile oil – d-limonene; a-pinene, cineole, cymene, a-terpineol
Source: National formulary
Kasuy herbal medicine
Kasuy
Scientific name;
Anacardium occidentale, cassuvium reniforme
Also known as; balogo, balubad, balubag, baluban, balubat, and iso amyl alcohols, batuban, bolugo, cashew, kachui, kasoi, kasul, kologo, kosing, sambalduke.
Kanya pistula herbal medicine
Kanya pistula
Scientific name: Cassia fistula, cathartocarpus fistula
Also known as :
Bitsula, cana fistula, fistula, golden shower, ibabau, india laburnum, lapad lapad, lombayong, pudding pipe tree, purging cassia.