Tambayan ng Kaalaman Tungkol sa Pilipinas
Kama-kamatisan
Scientific name: Solanum nigrum, Solanum nodiflorum, Solanum rubrum nees.
Also known as:
Amti, anti, black nightshade, bolagtab, gamagamatisan, garden or common nightshade, hierba mora, hulablub, kamates-manuk, konti, kuti, lagkakum, lubilubi, malasili, muti, natang-ni-aso, nateng.
Kalumpang
Scientific name: sterculia foetida
Also known as:
Bangad, bangag, bangar, bobo, bobog, bobor, bongog, bubog, bubur, kurumpang, kumpang, poor tree, wild almond.
Uses:
Skin eruptions- use decoction of leaves as wash.
Source: national formulary
Kalatsutsi
Scientific name: plumeria acutifolia, plumeria acuminate, plumeria alba blanco.
Also known as:
Frangipani, kachuchi, kalachuche, kalanuche, kalasasi, kalasusi, kalonoche, karachucha, karatuche, temple flower.
Uses:
Arthritis and rheumatism- mix the latex( sap) with coconut oil, warm, and apply on affected area.
Itching (without open lesion) mix the latex (sap) with coconut oil and apply on affected area.
Active component:
Plumierid, agoniadin, plumieric acid, cerotinic acid, lupeol.
Source: national formulary
Kalamansi
Scientific name: Citrus micracarpa, Citrus mitis blanco, citrus medica
Also known as:
Aldonisis, calamondin, calamunding, Chinese orange, panama orange.
Uses:
Aromatic bath – mix juice with gugo.
Bleaching agent- cut fruit and apply directly on freckles.
Cough and sorethroat- drink warm kalamsi-aide.
Nausea and fainting- squeeze rind near nostrils for patient to inhale.
Active component
Rind- sesquiterpenes, beta-pinene, linalool, linalyl acetate, glucoside, cyanogenetic substance
Source: National formulary