OFFICIAL MEDICINAL PLANTS 75 



Family COMPOSITAE 



Genus ARTEMISIA 



ARTEMISIA VULGARIS L. DamONG-MARIA or MuGWORT. 



Local names: Artamisa (Bisaya) ; damong -maria (Manila); kamaria 

 (Tagalog) ; gilbas (Negros Oriental); herbraka (Bontoc). 



The upper portion of the plant is official in the French and 

 Swiss Pharmacopoeias. 



Artemisia vulgaris is an erect, hairy, rank-smelling, often half- 

 woody herb 50 to 80 centimeters in height. The leaves are 

 pinnately lobed, 5 to 14 centimeters long, gray beneath, and 

 nearly smooth above. The flowering heads are numerous, ovoid, 

 3 to 4 millimeters long, and occur in large numbers on branched 

 inflorescences. 



This species was introduced from Europe into the Philippines. 

 It is widely distributed in cultivation and is thoroughly natural- 

 ized in some regions. 



Genus BIDENS 

 BIDENS PILOSA L. PURIKET. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on food plants. 



The leaves are official in the Netherlandish Pharmacopoeia. 



Genus BLUMEA 

 BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA (L.) DC. Sambong. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on resins, gums, and oils. 



The leaves are official in the Netherlandish Pharmacopoeia. 



