212 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



Genus WALTHERIA 

 WALTHERIA AMERICANA L. Barubad. 



Local names: Barubad (Union); handing -kanding (Occidental Negros). 



This plant is considered as a febrifuge and also as an anti- 

 syphilitic. 



Distribution: Ilocos Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, Bontoc, Union, 

 Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Camarines, 

 Mindoro, Negros Occidental, Antique, Culion, Palawan. 



Family DILLENIACEAE 



Genus DILLENIA 

 DILLENIA PHILIPPINENSIS Rolfe Katmon. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names are 

 given in the section on food plants. 



The acid juice of the fruit, when mixed with sugar, is used as a 

 cough cure. It is also employed for cleansing the hair. 



Family GUTTIFFERAE 



Genus CALOPHYLLUM 

 CALOPHYLLUM BLANCOI PI. & Tr. BiTANHOL. 



A description of this species and its local names are given in the 

 section on dyes. 



The sap of the bark of this plant, especially when mixed with 

 sulphur, is used locally as a cure for boils and wounds. A cloth 

 kept moist with the sap is applied on the breast of a patient suf- 

 fering from asthma. 



CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM L. BiTAOG or PalOMARIA DE LA PLAYA. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

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



The oil obtained from the seeds and the oleo-resin from the 

 bark form a very energetic cicatrizant; the latter is used as a 

 balsamic in affections of the lungs. The leaves are used to cure 

 affections of the eye. The oleo-resin is employed on wounds. 

 Water in which the leaves have been pressed is said to be an 

 efficient astringent against hemorrhoids. 



Genus CRATOXYLON 

 CRATOXYLON BLANCOI (Blume) Mus. GUYUNG-GUYUNG. 



Local names: B'ansilai (Surigao) ; baringkokorong (Ilocos Sur, Nueva 

 Ecija, Pangasinan, Camarines) ; guyimg-guyung (Pangasinan, Cavite, 

 Rizal, Basilan) ; kansilan (Bisaya) ; kansilai (Pangasinan, Negros Occiden- 

 tal, Negros Oriental) ; uging (Abra) ; oringon (Masbate) ; pagulingin 



