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.