PHILIPPINE PLANTS USED AS SOAP SUBSTI- 

 TUTES OR SCOURING MATERIALS 



CONTENTS 



Page. 



Introduction 49 



Illustrations 51 



Description of Species 51 



Family Moraceae 51 



Ficus ulmifolia , 51 



Streblus asper 51 



Family Leguminosae 52 



Albizzia acle 52 



Albizzia saponaria 52 



Entada phaseoloides 54 



Family Oxalidaceae - 56 



Averrhoa bilimbi £6 



Family Polygalaceae 56 



Securidaca corymbosa 56 



Securidaca philippinensis 58 



Family Sapindaceae 58 



Ganophyllum falcatum -- 58 



Harpullia arborea 58 



Sapindus saponaria 59 



Family Rhamnaceae 59 



Gouania tiliaefolia 59 



Family Dilleniaceae 59 



Tetracera scandens 59 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 1. Albizzia acle (akle) 53 



2. Albizzia acle (akle) 55 



3. Entada phaseoloides (gogo) ■ ^^ 



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