30 Questions
What is the suggested treatment for cough and sore throat based on the text?
Drink warm kalamansi-ade.
What is recommended for treating scabies?
Crushing leaves and mixing with coconut or cooking oil
Which plant is indicated for wounds and skin ulcers according to the text?
Cedrela calantas
Which plant is associated with the treatment of itching as an antipruritic?
Gliricidia sepium
What is recommended for dry skin and dry eczema?
Roasting seeds, pounding and applying on affected parts
What part of the plant is used as a bleaching agent according to the text?
Fruit
Which plant is known as Temple Flower in English?
Plumeria acutifolia
Which plant is recommended as a counterirritant for rheumatic pains and closed fractures?
Robinia sepium
What is the source of vitamin C mentioned in the text?
Squeezed juice of Sterculia foetida
What plant part contains aldehydes, sesquiterpenes, beta-pinene, and tannins?
Fruits of Citrus mitis blanco
Which plant part has a volatile oil content of 0.9-1.06% as per the text?
Leaves of Toona calantas
Which plant's decoction of bark can be used to wash wounds and skin ulcers?
Cedrela calantas
What is the recommended treatment for emetic purposes using JLSB fruit?
Prepare a decoction of the entire plant
Which component of LAGUNDI is used to prepare an aromatic bath according to the text?
Volatile oil
How is the decoction for cough prepared using LAGUNDI different from that used for fever?
Different parts of the plant are used
What is recommended for children aged 9-12 years old to consume every 4 hours when preparing the decoction for fever using JLSB?
3-4 tablespoons
For what purpose should laniti-gubat be used according to the text?
Wounds and ulcers treatment
Which component listed for JLSB fruit is NOT mentioned as part of its volatile oil?
Choline
What is the main component found in patchouli oil?
Patchouli alcohol
How is patchouli traditionally used for arthritis and rheumatism?
Applying crushed leaves on affected areas
Which plant is known as the Cajeput oil tree?
Paperbark tree
What is the main component of Cajeput oil from the Cajeput oil tree?
Cineol
How is Cajeput oil traditionally used for gas pain (Typanism)?
Applying bruised leaves over the abdomen
What makes patchouli and Cajeput plants effective insect repellents?
Presence of benzaldehyde
What is the common name for Lantana camara?
Albahaca de caballo
Which part of Lantana camara is used for hypertension?
Leaves and bark
What is the main constituent found in Lantana camara leaves?
Volatile oil
How should one use Lantana camara to treat fever?
Infuse leaves and flowering tops in tea
What ailment can be treated with Plantago major?
Gum inflammation
Which constituent is NOT found in Plantago major leaves?
Emulsin
Study Notes
- Cedrela odorata is known as Blanco Cedrela calantas Burkill, Cedrela toona F.-Vill, and Cedrela febrifuga.
- Different parts of the Cedrela tree are used for various purposes such as a bleaching agent, treatment for cough and sore throat, nausea, fainting, a source of vitamin C, flavoring, and for wounds and skin ulcers.
- Plumeria acutifolia is also known as Kalatsutsi and is part of the Apocynaceae family.
- The Plumeria tree's bark and leaves contain plumeirid, agoniadin, plumieric acid, cerotinic acid, and lupeol.
- Sterculia foetida, previously known as Sterculiaceae, goes by other names like Bangad, Bubog, and Bangag.
- The tree's oil is rubbed over affected areas for skin conditions, leaves are used for scabies, and young leaves are applied for toothaches.
- Theobroma cacao, or Kakaw, from the Sterculiaceae family, is rich in fixed oil, theobromine, glucose, saccharose, and vitamin A.
- Cacao seeds are used for dry skin and eczema, the leaves contain coumarin, and they can be applied for itching.
- Gliricidia sepium is also known as Galedupa pungam Blanco and is used as a counterirritant, for scabies, toothaches, and as a food seasoning.
- Citrus microcarpa, or Kalamansi, from the Rutaceae family, is used for an aromatic bath, nausea, fainting, and as a flavoring agent.
- Toona calantas has a fruit with volatile oil and protein, used as an emetic, antiasthmatic, for hypertension, food seasoning, and provides d-limonene and cineole.
- Vitex negundo or Lagundi from the Verbenaceae family contains volatile oil, alkaloids, lichen acids, and glucoside, used for an aromatic bath, cough, fever, headaches, wounds, and ulcers.
- Melaleuca leucadendron or Kadyeput in the Myrtaceae family has leaves rich in cajeput oil used for gas pain, headache, insect repellent, rheumatism, and muscle cramps.
- Lantana camara from the Verbenaceae family is used for diarrhea, headache, fever, rheumatism, wounds, or contusions due to its constituents like volatile oil and lantanine in different parts like bark, leaves, and flowering tops.
- Plantago major from the Plantaginaceae family is known as Lanting and contains citric acid, aucubin, glucoside, invertin, and emulsin used for gum inflammation and skin irritation.
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