MEDICINAL USES OF PLANTS 153 



Description of Species — Continued. Page. 



Family Piperaceae 179 



Piper betle (buyo or betel pepper) 179 



Piper nigrum 180 



Piper retrofractum 180 



Family Chloranthaceae 180 



Chloranthus brachystachys 180 



Family Moraceae 180 



Artocarpus communis (antipolo) 180 



Artocarpus cuming^iana (anubing) 180 



Artocarpus Integra (nangka) 180 



Fatoua pilosa (sikkir) 181 



Ficus hauili (hauili) 181 



Ficus minahassae (hagimit) 181 



Ficus payapa (payapa) 181 



Malaisia scandens (malaisis) 181 



Streblus asper (kalios) 182 



Family Urticaceae 182 



Fleurya interrupta (lipang-aso) 182 



Laportea meyeniana (lipang-kalabau) 182 



Pilea microphylla 182 



Pouzolzia zeylanica 182 



Family Aristolochiaceae 183 



Aristolochia sericea (pang-gisi) 183 



Aristolochia tagala (timbangan) 183 



Family Polygonaceae , 183 



Polygonum barbatum (subsiiban) 183 



Family Chenopodiaceae 183 



Chenopodium ambrosioides (alpasotes) 183 



Family Amaranthaceae _ 184 



Achyranthes aspera (rag-ragadi) ...< 184 



Aerua lanata (karlakem) 184 



Amaranthus spinosus (kalunai) 184 



Celosia argentea (kadaiohan) 184 



Family Portulacaceae 185 



Portulaca oleracea (gulasiman) 185 



Family Basellaceae 185 



Basella rubra (libato) 185 



Family Nymphaeaceae 185 



Nelumbium nelumbo (baino or lotus) 185 



Family Menispermaceae 185 



Anamirta cocculus (ligtang) _. 185 



Arcangelisia flava (abiitra) 185 



Arcangelisia flava (abiitra) 185 



Cissampelos pareira (kalaad) 186 



Pyenarrhena manillensis (ambal) 186 



Stephania japonica (maratugi) 186 



Tinomiscium philippinense (baiating) 186 



Family Annonaceae _ 187 



Alphonsea arborea (bolon) 187 



Goniothalamus amuyon (amiiyong) 187 



