240 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



yon (Agusan) ; taba-tabd (Camarines) ; talik-hardp (Tayabas, Polillo) ; 

 taua-taud (Camarines, Butuan, Bukidnon) ; tinga-tingd (Tagalog) ; tinu- 

 luan-gdtas (Rizal). 



This plant is said to be used against snake bites and to cure 

 dysentery. The roots and leaves in decoction are used for cer- 

 tain affections of the chest and lungs. The root is employed 

 in cases of jaundice as are also the white, full-grown sepals. 

 The leaves, employed externally in decoction, are used as an 

 emollient. 



Distribution: Common and widely distributed in the Philip- 

 pines. 



Genus NAUCLEA 



NAUCLEA JUNGHUHNII (Miq.) Merr. Mamb6g. 



Local names: Bangkdl (Tayabas, Sorsogon, Masbate) ; kabdk (Samar, 

 Leyte) ; mambog (Camarines); sapaun (Davao) ; tiroron (Camarines). 



A decoction of the bark is used in connection with menstrua- 

 tion. 



Distribution: Isabela, Tayabas, Camarines, Sorsogon, Albay, 

 Masbate, Leyte, Negros, Misamis, Lanao, Davao, Zamboanga. 

 In primary forests at low altitudes. 



NAUCLEA ORIENTALIS L. BANGkAl. 



Local names: Balikakak (Cotabato) ; bangkdl (Zambales, Bataan, 

 Manila, Laguna, Tayabas, Mindoro, Leyte, Iloilo, Butuan, Cotabato, 

 Palawan) ; buldia (Babuyanes and Batanes Islands, Ilocos Norte, Abra, 

 Benguet, Union, Pangasinan) ; kabdk (Butuan). 



The leaves are applied to boils and tumors. The bark in 

 decoction is said to be vulnerary, antidiarrhetic, and a cure for 

 toothache. 



Distribution: Northern Luzon to Mindanao and Palawan. 



Genus OLDENLANDIA 

 OLDENLANDIA CORYMBOSA L. 



Local name: Ulasiman-dso (Tagalog). 



The entire plant in decoction is used as a febrifuge and a 

 stomachic. 



Distribution : Throughout the Philippines. Often common in 

 and about towns, in waste places and gardens. 



Genus PAEDERIA 

 PAEDERIA FOETIDA L. 



Local names: Bangogan (Bikol) ; dikut na buluk (Pampanga) ; kantukai 

 (Tagalog, Pampanga); kantutak (Tayabas); kantutan (Tagalog); lilitan 

 (Bisaya) ; matabdng -dikut (Pampanga); taitdi (Bisaya). 



A decoction of the bark is taken as an emetic, while that of 

 the leaves is used in antirheumatic baths. 



Distribution : Widely distributed throughout the Islands. 



