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oil, they are employed as an external application in skin eruption 

 or irritations in herpes, etc. 



Distribution: Occasionally cultivated for ornament in various 

 regions. 



Genus PARALSTONIA 



PARALSTONIA CLUSIACEA Baill. MALABATfNO. 



Local names: Basikdlang (Ilocos Sur) ; batikoUng (Rizal) ; bayag-usd 

 (Mindoro) ; ditd (Bataan) ; kuyau-ydu (Ma'sbate) ; malabatino (Baler) ; 

 maladitd (Batangas, Tayabas) . 



The bark is used on swellings. 



Distribution: Cagayan to Camarines, Mindoro, Samar, Mas- 

 bate, Negros, Palawan, Surigao. 



Genus PARAMERIA 



PARAMERIA BARBATA (Bl.) K. Schum. {Parameria 



philippinensis Radlk.) Dugtung-ahas. 



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

 the section on fiber plants. 



The bark macerated in oil is an efficacious vulnerary and is 

 also used internally for the cure of tuberculosis. 



Genus PLUM I ERA 



PLUMIERA ACUMINATA Ait. TEMPLE FLOWER or KALACHUCHE. 



Local names: Kalachuche or kalatsutse (Zambales, most Tagalog prov- 

 inces; Camarines, miost Bisaya provinces) ; kalasuche (Cavite) ; kcdatuche 

 (Tagalog) ; kalunache (Iloko, Cagayan) ; kalisuchu (Pangasinan) ; kard- 

 karikuchd (Pampanga) ; kulaloche (Iloko); talisocho (Pangasinan). 



A decoction of the bark is used as a purgative, emmenagogue 

 and febrifuge. The latex is also employed for the same effects. 

 Distribution: Cultivated in the majority of provinces. 



Genus RAUWOLFIA 



RAUWOLFIA AMSONIAEFOLIA A. DC. Maladita. 



Local names: AlibutbUt (Masbate) ; banogan (Masbate) ; batikoling 

 (Bukidnofa) ; maladitd (Camarines, Bukidnon) ; maraandardyan (Cagayan). 



The young buds are used for the stomach disorders of young 

 babies. 



Distribution: Cagayan to Camarines, Lubang Island, Min- 

 doro, Masbate, Bukidnon. 



Genus TABERNAEMONTANA 

 TABERNAEMONTANA PANDACAQUI Poir. PANDAkakI. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on dyes. 



The milky juice is said to be good for swellings. A decoction 



