Tambayan ng Kaalaman Tungkol sa Pilipinas
Duhat
Scientific name: Syzygium cumini, Calyptranthes jambolana, Eugenia cumini, Eugenia djouat, Eugenia jambolana, Myrtus cumini, Syszgium jambolana.
Also known as: Black plum, duat, dungboi, duwet, java plum, lomboi, longboi, lungboi.
Fruit and bark as the parts usually used in herbal preparation.
Dita
Scientific name:
Alstonia scholaris, Echites scholaris, Nerium tinctorium
Also known as: Alipauen, alstonia, andarayan, Australian fever bark, Australian quinine bark, bita, bitter bark, dalipauen, devils tree, dirita, ditaa, dilupaon, lava, lipauen, milky pine, oplai, pasuit, polai, tanitan, tangitang, white cheese wood.
Use bark for herbal preparation.
Uses:
Boil- Apply milky latex as poultice over affected area.
Chronic diarrhea- take 1% decoction of bark as tea.
Fever- take 1% decoction of bark as tea.
Malaria- take 5% decoction of bark as tea.
Dilaw
Scientific names:
Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica, curcuma xanthorrhiza naves.
Dayap
Scientific names:
Citrus aurantiolia, Citrus acida, Citrus acidissima, citrus bergamia, citrus excels, citrus javanica, citrus lima, citrus limetta, citrus notissima, limonia acidissima, limonia aurantifolia , limonia spinosum.