180 MINOR PRODUCTS OP PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



PIPER NIGRUM L, 



Local name: Malisa (Tagalog, Bisaya). 



The fruit is used as a condiment by the Filipinos; and also, 

 when applied externally, as a stimulant and rubefacient. 



Distribution: Cavite, Batangas, Surigao. 



PIPER RETROFRACTUM Vahl. 



Local names: Annaras (Pangasinan) ; buyo-buyo (Bisaya); kamara 

 (Abra, Union) ; kayungo (Manila) ; Utlit (Cavite, Pangasinan) ; aabia 

 (Cavite, Rizal, Laguna) ; saog-machin (Rizal) ; subon-manuk (Bataan). 



The root is chewed and the saliva swallowed, or the root is 

 brewed in decoction as a cure* for colic. 



Distribution: Babuyanes Islands, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Union, 

 Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Bataan, Cavite, Rizal, Ma- 

 nila, Laguna, Mindoro, Antique, Palawan. 



Family CHLORANTHACEAE 



Genus CHLORANTHUS 



CHLORANTHUS BRACHYSTACHYS Blume. 



Local names: Apot, gapas, umu-um (Benguet) ; gamuk (Bukidnon) ; 

 tolal (Basilan). 



An infusion of this plant is said to be good for headache. 

 Distribution : Common and widely distributed at medium and 

 higher altitudes throughout the Archipelago. 



Family MORACEAE 



Genus ARTOCARPUS 



ARTOCARPUS COMMUNIS Forst. ANTIp6liO. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

 are given in the section on fiber plants. 



A decoction of the bark is used as a vulnerary. 



ARTOCARPUS CUMINGIANA Tree. AnubiNG. 



A description and figure of this species and its local names 

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



The bark is boiled and used as a remedy for stomachache. 



ARTOCARPUS INTEGRA (Thunb.) Merr. Nangka. 



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

 the section on fiber plants. 



The leaves, charred, and powdered, are used as an effective 

 cicatrizant for the wound resulting from a surgical operation 

 for the removal of congenital phimosis. 



