Category: Herbal Medicine

Almaciga herbal medicine

ALMACIGA

 

 AGATHIS PHILIPPINENSIS Warb.

Agathus alba (Lam.) Foxw.

Dammara alba Lam.

Agathis loranthifolia Salisb.

Dammara rumphii Presl.

Podocarpus philippeanus Benth.

Agathis borneensis Warb.

Agathis beccarii Warb.

Agathis celebica Warb.

Agathis macrostachys Warb.

Local names: Adiangau (Bik.); alinsago (Ig.); almaciga (Sp.); alintagau (Ig.); aninga (Ig.); anano (S.L., Bis.); anting (Neg.); aringa (Klg.); bagtik (Kuy.); balau (C.Bis.); baltik (Tagb.); bidiangau (P.Bis.); badiangau (P.Bis.); biayo (Bis.); bunsog (Ig.); buntog (Ig.); dadiangau (C.Bis., Tag.); dadungoi (Bik.) dinar (Bag.); gala-gala (Tag., Tagb.); ladiangau (Bik., Tag.); makau (C.Bis.); olinsago (Ig.); salang (Neg.); saleng (Neg.); salong (Tag., Bik.); titau (Ting.); uli (Sbl.) uningat (Ilk.).

Almaciga is almost invariably present in the primary forests, chiefly at medium and higher altitudes, from the Babuyan Islands and northern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao, and in most other islands and provinces. It also occurs in Indo-China, through the Malay Peninsula, and from the Archipelago to the Moluccas. Continue reading “Almaciga herbal medicine”

Alipung herbal medicine

 

ALIPUNG

 

 

 GMELINA PHILIPPENSIS Cham.

Gmelina asiatica Blanco

Gmelina asiatica Linn. var. philippinensis Bakh.

Gmelina hystrix Kurz

Gmelina inermis Blanco

 

Local names: alipung (Tag.); alipuñga (Tag.); baga-babui (Tag., Bis.); betebet (Pang.); hosel-bosel (Ilk.); kalulut (Pamp.); paniktik (Sbl.); sousou (Ig.); tuloñgau (P. Bis.).

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Alimpai herbal medicine

 

ALIMPAI

 

CROTON CAUDATUS Geisel.

 

Local name: Alimpai (Tag.).

 

Alimpai is found only in Benguet, Pangasinan and Rizal Provinces in Luzon, and in Palawan, in thickets and ravines at low altitudes, ascending to 400 meters. It is also reported form India to Southern China and southward to Sumatra, Java, Christmas Islands, and Borneo.

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Alim herbal medicine

 

ALIM

 

 

 MELANOLEPIS MULTIGLANDULOSA (Reinw.) Reichb.f. and Zoll.

Croton multiglandulosa Reinw.

Rottlera multiglandulosa Blume

Mallotus moluccanus Muell.-Arg.

Adelia monoica Blanco

Melanolepsis moluccana Pax. & Hoffm.

Mallotus calcosus Muell.-Arg.

 

Local names: Aem (Ting.); ahem (Iv.); alem (Ilk.); alim (Tag., P. Bis.); alum (Bik., Tagb., P. Bis., Sul., Mag.); arum (P. Bis.); aling (Bik.); ayum-ayum (Sbl.); girangan (Tagb.); pakalkal (Tag.). Continue reading “Alim herbal medicine”