OFFICIAL MEDICINAL PLANTS 75 



Family COMPOSITAE 



Genus ARTEMISIA 



ARTEMISIA VULGARIS L. DAM^NG-MABIA or MuGWOET. 



Local names: Artamisa (Bisaya) ; damong-marla (Manila); kamaria 

 (Tagalog) ; gilbas (Negros Oriental); herbraka (Bontoc). 



The upper portion of the plant is official in the French and 

 Swiss Pharmacopoeias. 



Artemisia vulgaris is an erect, hairy, rank-smelling, often half- 

 woody herb 50 to 80 centimeters in height. The leaves are 

 pinnately lobed, 5 to 14 centimeters long, gray beneath, and 

 nearly smooth above. The flowering heads are numerous, ovoid, 

 3 to 4 millimeters long, and occur in large numbers on branched 

 inflorescences. 



This species was introduced from Europe into the Philippines. 

 It is widely distributed in cultivation and is thoroughly natural- 

 ized in some regions. 



Genus BIDENS 

 BIDENS PILOSA L. PURIKET. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on food plants. 



The leaves are official in the Netherlandish Pharmacopoeia. 



Genus BLUMEA 



BLUMEA BALSAM I FERA (L.) DC. Sambong. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on resins, gums, and oils. 



The leaves are official in the Netherlandish Pharmacopoeia. 



