226 MINOR PRODUCTS OP PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



kamJcam.otihan (Bataan) ; kwmkamote (Union) ; katang-kdtang, lagairdi, 

 lampdyong (Tagalog) ; lagildi (Davao) ; Iwnghayong (Iloko) ; palang- 

 pdlang (Iloilo). 



The leaves are employed as an escharotic to extirpate the 

 fungoid . growth of ulcers. They are cooked and used as an 

 antirheumatic topical. 



Distribution: Along the beach from Batanes Islands to 

 Basilan. 



IPOMOEA PES-TIGRIDIS L. RangrangAu. 



Local names : Rangramgdu ng abvdudn, rangrangdu (Union) ; mala- 

 aandid, salasandia (Bisaya). 



The leaves are employed in tlie form of poultices as a resolvent 

 of pimples, boils, etc. 



Distribution: Cagayan, Amburayan, Lepanto, Union, P&nga- 

 sinan, Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, Manila, Laguna, Batangas, Anti- 

 que, Guimaras Islands, Bukidnon, Zamboanga. 



IPOMOEA REPTANS (L.) Poir. KaNGk6ng. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on fiber plants. 



The tops are edible .and are mildly laxative. 



Genus MERREMIA 

 MERREMIA EMARGINATA (Burm. f.). Hallier f. KuPI-KUrtT. 



Local names: Bato-bato (Tagalog); kupi-kupit (Iloko). 



The leaves and tops in decoction are sometimes employed as 

 a diuretic. 



Distribution: Rizal, Bataan. In dry open grasslands and 

 waste places at low altitudes. 



Genus OPERCULINA 

 OPERCULINA TURPETHUM (L.) S. Manso 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on fiber plants. 



The root, either pulverized or in alcoholic tincture, is employed 

 as a drastic purgative. 



Genus QUAMOCLIT 

 QUAMOCLIT PINNATA (Descr.) Voigt. 



Cypress vine or Cabello de Angel. 



Local names: Cabello de dngel (Spanish-Filipino) ; lumpitan (Cotabato) ; 

 malabohok (Bisaya); malmwrdma (Cebu) ; pabelldn de dngel (Panga- 

 sinan) ; pisos-pisos (Oriental Negros) ; tartardok- (Ilocos Norte) ; ten- 

 teneddr (Union). 



The leaves are prepared in poultices and employed as a remedy 

 for bleeding hemorrhoids. 



