Category: Herbal Medicine

Gogo

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

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.

Eucalyptus

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

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