192 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



yo) ; huia'-huia' (Bisaya) ; hwiag-huiag (Occidental Negros) ; kipi-kipi' 

 (Bisaya) ; klrom-kirom (Samar) ; kokol-d&ien (Iloko) ; makahia' (Zam- 

 bales, Pangasinan, all Tagalog provinces) ; tdlo-magdlau (Rizal) ; torog- 

 torog (Bikol). 



The entire plant in decoction is considered as an alterant and 

 antiasthmatic. 



Distribution: Common throughout the Philippines in open 

 waste places at low and medium altitudes. 



Grenus MUCUNA 



MUCUNA NIGRICANS (Lour.) Steud. NiPil. 



Local names: Alilipdi (Zamboanga) ; bukitkit, ipdl, lipdi (Tagalog); 6a- 

 luktot (Polillo) ; danipai (Samar) ; ditglo (Bataan) ; nipdi (Alabat Island) ; 

 nipoi (Bikol); sagapok (Capiz). 



When this vine is cut, watery sap exudes freely. This water is 

 used as a cure for many kinds of fevers. 



Distribution: Northern Luzon to Mindanao. In thickets and 

 secondary forests at low and medium altitudes, locally abundant. 



Genus PHASEOLUS 



PHASEOLUS AUREUS Roxb. Balatong. 



Local names: Baldtong (Union, Pangasinan); monggo, munggo^ bala- 

 tong (Tagalog) . 



A decoction of the seeds is an effective diuretic in cases of 

 beriberi. The seeds are employed either raw or cooked in 

 maturative poultices. 



Distribution: Cultivated throughout the Islands. 



Genus PONGAMIA 

 PONGAMIA PINNATA (L.) Merr. BXni. 



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

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



The bark is used as an abortive by the natives of the Island 

 of Guimaras. 



Genus PTEROCARPUS 



PTEROCARPUS BLANCOI Merr. Blanco's Narra. 



Local names: Apdlit (Fampanga) ; asand (Bulacan) ; ndrra (Union, 

 Bulacan) . 



The resin is used as an astringent in aphtha or thrush. 

 Distribution : Union, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal. 



Genus SOPHORA 



SOPHORA TOMENTOSA I* SANDALAITAN. 



Local names: Bangil, sambalagisai (Bisaya); sipon (Batanes Island); 

 sandalaitan (Tayabas, Palawan) ; tabagisa (Negros, Zamboanga) ; tarn- 



