Lagundi
Lagundi is found, often common, throughout the Philippines. This herbal plant can also be found in tropical East Africa, Madagascar, India to Japan, and southward through Malaya to western Polynesia.
Nadkarni records that the leaves contain a colorless essential oil of odor of the drug, and a resin; the fruit contains an acid resin, an astringent organic acid, mallic acid, and coloring matter. Boorsma isolated traces of an alkaloid.
The leaves in decoction were useful externally in cleansing ulcers, and internally for flarulence, and as a lactagogue and emmenagogue. A decoction of the bark, tops, and leaves is said to be astigastralgic. The leaves are used in aromatic baths; also as insectifuge. The seeds are boiled in water and eaten, or the water is drunk, and it will help to prevent the spreading of toxin from the bites of poisonous animals. A infusion is also used for disinfecting wounds. Wine in which the seeds have been soaked is said to be helpful for headache. The plant is also regarded as a febrifuge.
Febrile, catarrhal, and rheumatic affections are treated by means of a vapor bath prepared with this plant. The root is thought to be tonic, febrifuge, and expectorant,...
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TAWA-TAWA
GRAMMATOPHYLLUM SCRIPTUM (Linn.) Blume.
Tawa-tawa is widely distributed throughout the Philippines from sea level to an altitude of 500 meters. It can also be found in Amboina, Ternate, Celebes, Borneo, and New Guinea.
Tawa-tawa is an epiphytic orchid and rhe size varies. The pseudobulbs are stout, ovoid or fusiform, terete, and 12 to 20 centimeters long. The flowers are numerous, each being 5 to 8 centimeters across. The sepals and petals are obovate-oblong, yellowish-green, and covered with large, reddish-brown blotches.
We owe our knowledge of the medicinal virtues of this orchid to Burkill, who, quoting Rumpf, states that in Amboina a paste of the pseudobulb is put on sores or applied to the stomach to expel worms and malignant tumors; and that, macerated, the orchid is used for treating aphthe, ad as a diet for dysentery.
Recently, this herbal plant gained popularity as an alternative treatment for Dengue. It is boiled to make a tea. For younger patients, a few tablespoons a day is recommended. Some people drink half glass of this tea and others drink more. (no exact known dosage for treatment).
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