170 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



ANDROPOGON SORGHUM (L.) Brot. var. VULGARIS (Pers.) Hack. 



BatAD. 

 Local names: Bdtad (Tagalog, Bikol, Cuyo, Occidental Negros, Davao) ; 

 bukdkau (Bontoc, Iloko Provinces, Pangasinan). 



The fruits yield a decoction much like that of barley and 

 which is used similarly. 



Distribution : Cultivated, on a small scale for local consumption, 

 from northern Luzon to Mindanao and Palawan. 



ANDROPOGON ZIZANIOIDES (L.) Urban. Vetiver or MORAS. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

 are given in the section on resins, gums, and oils. 



The decoction of the roots is used for tonic baths, and is taken 

 internally as an efficacious lithotriptic. 



Genus BAMBUSA 

 BAMBUSA SPIN OS A Roxb. Spiny Bamboo. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

 are given in the section on bamboos. 



A decoction of the roots is administered in cases of anuria. 



BAMBUSA VULGARIS Schrad. KawayAN-Kiling. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

 are given in the section on bamboos. 



The aqueous sap of this plant is much esteemed by the natives 

 as a remedy for phthisis. 



Genus 001 X 

 COIX LACHRYMA-JOBI L. TiGBi or Job's Tears. 



The local names of this species are given in the section on 

 fibers. 



The starch obtained from the fruit is considered as a tonic 

 which is restorative in convalescence. 



Distribution: Widely distributed in the settled areas of the 

 Philippines. 



Genus CYNODON 



CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) Pers. BERMUDA GRASS. 



Local names: Galot-galot (Pangasinan); grama (Spanish-Filipino). 



A decoction of the entire plant is an effective diuretic and is 

 also considered a pectoral. 



Distribution: From northern Luzon to southern Mindanao. 



Genus ELEUSINE 

 ELEUSINE INDICA (L.) Gaertn. Palagtik! or Yard Grass. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on fiber plants. 



