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Genus DYSOXYLUM 

 DYSOXYLUM DECANDRUM (Blanco) Merr. Agaru. 



Local names: Agdru (Pangasinan) ; baguUbds (Basilan) ; bohdue (Mas- 

 bate) ; buntugan (Camarines) ; igiu (Batangas) ; pamatdgin (Cagayan) ; 

 Icugyng (Mindoro) ; malaaduds, palndhan (Occidental Negros) ; tadidng- 

 kalabdu (Laguna) ; taming -tdyning (Basilan Island). 



The bark administered as a fine powder is a safe emetic. 

 Distribution : Cagayan to Basilan Island. 



Genus MELIA 

 MELIA AZEDARACH L. PARAfsO. 



Local name: Paraiso (Spanish-Filipino). 



The bark is considered a vermifuge. 



Distribution : Cultivated in all parts of the Archipelago. 



Genus SANDORICUM 

 SANDORICUM KOETJAPE (Burm. f.) Merr. Santol. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

 are given in the section on food plants. 



The fresh leaves applied to the skin are sudorific. In decoc- 

 tion, they are used for baths in cases of fever. 



Genus XYLOCARPUS 

 XYLOCARPUS GRANATUM Koenig. Tabigi. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

 are given in the section on mangrove swamps. 



The bark is astringent. The fruits and seeds, powdered or 

 in decoction, are employed as an antidiarrhetic. 



Family EUPHORBIACEAE. 



Genus ACALYPHA 

 ACALYPHA INDICA L. 



Local names: Bugos (Tagalog) ; maraotovg (Iloko). 



The juice of the root and leaves is given to children as an 

 expectorant and emetic in bronchitis. It is also administered 

 in decoction. 



Distribution : Laguna, Batangas, Mindoro, Palawan, Balabac 

 Island, Davao, Zamboanga. 



Genus ALEURITES 

 ALEURITES MOLUCCANA (L.) Willd. LUMBANG. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

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

 The seeds yield an oil used as a mild purgative. 



