MEDICINAL USES OF PLANTS 239 



Distribution: Batanes Islands, Cagayan to Batangas and 

 Laguna, Mindoro, Panay, Basilan. In open dry places at low 

 and medium altitudes. 



Genus GARDENIA 



GARDENIA PSEUDOPSIDIUM (Blanco) P.-Vill. 



Local names: Baydg-usd (Masbate) ; butunalaga (Cagayan) ; kasablan 

 (Cotabato) ; kobsikas (Benguet) ; lamog (Cotabato) ; malabayabas (Taga- 

 log) ; suKpa (Bataan). 



The fruit is used as a cure for smallpox. 

 Distribution: Northern Luzon to southern Mindanao. 



Genus HYDNOPHYTUM 

 HYDNOPHYTUM FORMICARIUM Jack BangHAI. 



Local name: Banghdi (Blsaya). 



The swollen woody bases of the plants are used in the form 

 of a decoction as an efficient remedy in liver and intestinal 

 complaints. 



Distribution: Laguna, Tayabas, Polillo, Surigao. 



Genus HYMENODICTYON 



HYMENODICTYON EXCELSUM (Roxb.) Wall. AligAiJgo. 



Local names: Abdr (Abra, Ilocos Sur) ; aligdngo (Bulacan) ; aligpdgi 

 (Davao) ; balang-kori (Nueva Ecija) ; higdu (Rizal) ; kamatalong (Basilan 

 Island); matalisai (Guimaras Island); tubo-bato (Palawan). 



The bark is used as a substitute for cinchona bark ' in its 

 antiperiodic effects. 



Distribution: Abra to Rizal, Palawan, Guimaras Island, 

 Davao, Basilan. 



Genus MORINDA 

 MORINDA CITRIFOLIA L. BANGKORO. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on dyes. 



The fruit is used as an emmenagogue. The leaves when 

 fresh are applied on ulcers to effect a rapid cure. The sap of 

 the leaves is antiarthritic. 



Distribution: Widely distributed in thickets and second- 

 growth forests in the Philippines. 



Genus MUSSAENDA 



MUSSAENDA PHILIPPICA A. Rich. Tinuluan-GATAS. 



Local names: Agboi (Bisaya) ; aghoi (Guimaras Island, Negros, Min- 

 doro) ; ayaunikilat (Cotabato) ; balai-lamok (Iloko) ; balikaran (Tayabas) ; 

 bogon (Samar) ; buyon (Samar, Palawan) ; darumabi (Cotabato) ; gatas 

 virgen (Cavite) ; gibiiian (Misamis) ; hagb'di (Palawan) ; kdhoi^daldga 

 (Zambales, Bataan) ; malacafe (Camarines) ; matdng-drau (Bisaya) ; mu- 



