202 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



The leaves, fresh and whole, are used externally in headache. 

 The seeds are purgative and are regarded as antirheumatic. The 

 leaves, cooked with milk, are employed in poultices for certain 

 varieties of ulcers. 



Family ANACARDIACEAE 



Genus ANACARDIUM 

 ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE L. Kasui or CASHEW NUT. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on resins, gums, and oils. 



The oil of the pericarp is used as a powerful escharotic. 



Genus MANGIFERA 

 MANGIFERA INDICA L. ManGGA or Mango. 



Local names: Mampala (Balabac) ; mampdlang (Basilan) ; nidngga (Ilo- 

 cos Norte and Sur, Cagayan, Abra, Benguet, Bontoc, Isabela, Vizcaya, 

 Union, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, 

 Rizal, Bataan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, 

 Marinduque. Masbate, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Agusan, Misamis, Cotabato, 

 Davao, Basilan); pdho (Iloilo, Capiz) ; pumdngya (Cuyo). 



A decoction of the root is considered diuretic. The bark 

 and seeds are astringent. The leaves are prepared as a tea. 

 The resin is used as a cure for aphthoes. 



Distribution : Cultivated throughout the Philippines. 



Genus SEMECARPUS 

 SEMECARPUS CUN El FORM IS Blanco. LigIs. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

 are given in the section on food plants. 



The oil of the pericarp is used as a caustic or escharotic, and 

 sometimes in the treatment of certain indolent ulcers. 



Genus SPONDIAS 

 SPONDIAS PURPUREA L. SiNIGUELAS. 



Local names: Ciruelas (Spanish, "plums"); sarguelas (Ilocos Norte and 

 Sur, Abra, Union, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Zambales) ; sinigiielas (Tagalog 

 provinces, Marinduque) ; sirigidlas (Bikol provinces, Misamis) ; sirgiielas 

 (Iloilo, Cuyo). 



A decoction of the bark is an efficacious antidysenteric and 

 is also used in cases of infantile tympanites. 



Distribution : Cultivated from northern Luzon to Mindanao 

 and Palawan. 



Family CELASTRACEAE 



Genus CELASTRUS 

 CELASTRUS PAN ICU LATA Willd. LANGITNGfT. 



Local names: Laguete, langitngit (Tagalog). 



A description of this species is given in the section on resins, 

 gums, and oils. 



