Banato

Banato

 

The scientific name of banato is mallotus philippensis. Other variety is called Croton philippinense, echinus philippinensis.

Other name for banato are apuyo, buas, darandang, kamala, panagisen, panagisian, pangaplasin, pikal, rottlera, sala, tafu, tagusala and tutula.

 

Leaves and seeds are used as herbal medicine.  For dermal fungal infection pound leaves or seeds and apply on affected areas.

Active component of banato are rottlerin (reddish-yellow resin), 47-80%, fixed oil, 5-24% citric acid, mallotoxin, and kamalin.

uses of balatong

Balatong

The scientific name of balatong are Glycine max, Glycine hispida maxim, Glycine soja,  Soja max piper, Soja hispida Moench.

In tagalong we call it utau and in English it is called soybean

 

Usually as a herbal medicine the bean and root is used.

For cuts and laceration the decoction of roots is used as wash.

Constituents:

Fixed oil, 14-22%; protein, 50% ; carbohydrate, 16.2% diastase; urease, lipase, allantoinase; peroxidise; pentosans; sojasterol; sitosterin; phasin.

 

Source Philippine Formulary

Uses of sweet basil

Uses of Sweet basil

 

The scientific names of balanoy are Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum americanum blanco, Ocimum citriodorum blanco.

It is also is called albanaka by tagalongs, bidai by ilokanos;  bouak , kalu-ui, kamangi by bisayas; samiling, samirig by bicolanon; other call it bauing, ruku-ruku, valonoi, balanoy.

The English name for this plant is grand basilica and sweet basil.

Indication and direction of use:

For cough take the infusion or decoction of sweet basil or tops as tea.

For gas pain (tympanism) take decoction as tea.

Ringworm and insect bites, apply juice of crushed leaves on the area affected.

Tootache – wet small piece of cotton with juice of crushed leaves and insert into tooth cavity.

 

Constituents

Volatile oil, 1.5%  -ocimen, pinene, terpin hydrate, cincole, methyl chavicol, linalool , anethole, eugenol.

 

Source: Philippine formulary

mushroom production seminar

I saw a post  reply in one of the topic here and i think this is worth a blog/topic  of its own:

Earthling Mushroom Garden (EMG) of Sta. Rosa, Laguna in partnership with NEGO-SKWELA, QC will be conducting a Training Seminar on Mushroom Production (using Tissue Culture of 4 Varieties: Oyster White Florida, Abalone White, Shitakei & Ganoderma Lucidum):

Date/Day: Nov. 20-21, 2010 (Sat. & Sun)

Venue: Nego-Skwela Training Office, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon, City

Contact Person: Anne V. Quitan, Mobile Phone, EMG MarketingCoordinator,

Mobile Phone No. 0928 7341 350,

Email Ad: annabelle_quitan@yahoo.com

EMG Services offered: Hands-on Training Seminars; Sale of Training Manual, Spawn, Substrate, Fruiting Bags (with & with out spawn inoculation), fresh sprouts of oyster, abalone & shitakei varieties, dried ganoderma lucidum (red mushroom) in 10 gram packs, mushroom patties &  atsara; &  consultancy on mushroom business (small to large scale) operations

Contact Person: Rodolfo T. Versoza, EMG Operations Manager,

 MobilePhone No. 09206118418