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Niyog-niyogan
Common names: Tartaraok (Tagalog); balitadham
(Bisaya); Rangoon creeper, Chinese honeysuckle, liane vermifuge, yesterday, today &
tomorrow.
Indications and preparations: Fruit (kernel) anthelmintic;
leaves poultice for headache. |
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| Family: |
Combretaceae |
| Description: |
Woody climber up to 8 m, young branchlets sparsely pubescent.
Leaves opposite, untire, 7 – 15 cm long. Inflorescence erminal or axillary clusters
of fragrant, tubular, showy flowers varying in color from white to pink to red. Petals 10
– 20 mm long. Fruit ellipsoidal, long, with 5 prominent wings lengthwise. Fruit when
mature taste like almonds. |
| Ecological distribution: |
In forest margins at low altitude, in gardensand backyards.
Native to Asian tropics and throughout Malesian region. |
| Parts used: |
Fruits. |
| Traditional uses: |
root, seed, fruit decoction – used as vermifuge, stop
diarrhea; |
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fruits and seeds – alleviate nephritis, used as bechic
or pectoral, against ascaris; |
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leaf juice – remedy for boils and ulcers; |
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leaves – relieve ache caused by fever; |
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roots – treat rheumatism; |
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fruit decoction – gargle against toothache. |
| Special precautions: |
Follow recommended dosage. Overdose causes hiccups. |
| Further information in: |
de Padua,L.S., N. Bunyapraphatsara, R.H.M.J. Lemmens
(Editors). 1999. Plant Resources of South East Asia 12(1) Medicinal and Poisonous Plants.
Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, the Netherlands.771 pp. |
| Or contact: |
RED Foundation Inc., Los Baņos, Laguna 4031 Philippines Tel
no. (63) (049) 536 0205. |
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