1. USES OF PLANTS
Specimens are from SHRUBS powerpoint
1. Miniature Fan Palm/Rhapis excels- used to decorate indoors or garden
2. Thunbergia Blue Glory/Thunbergia battiscombei- decorative shrub
3. Tree Philodendron/Philodendron bipinnatifidum- used for Orchitis E and Vermifuge Uphof
4. Dumbcane/Dieffenbachia seguine- decorative purpose
5. Duranta/Duranta erecta- acts as a stimulant; has diuretic properties; used as a febrifuge
6. Cordilyne/Cordyline terminalis- Abscess; Ache(Ear); Amenorrhea; Asthma; Cough, Debility;
Depurative; Evil eye; Excrescence; Eye; Fever; Gum; Inflammation; Leg Massage; Nose;; Pyorrhea;
Smallpox; Wound
7. Kalachuchi/Plumeria acuminate- has a significant anti-inflammatory effect on animals, comparable
to that of indomethacin a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID). The juice of the Plumeria
acuminata plant has traditionally been used in India to treat inflammation and rheumatism
8. Caricature Plant/Graptophyllum pictum- Constipation; Dermatosis ;Earache; Emmenagogue
Swelling; Wound; Emollient
9. Ti Plant/Cordyline fruticosa- Ague; Arthritis; Cough; Dermatosis; Diarrhea; Dysentery; Dyspepsia;
Gingivitis; Insanity; Piscifuge; Smallpox; Wound; Laxative; Sweetener
10. Papaya/ Carica papaya- Abortifacient; Arthritis; Asthma; Boil; Colic; Dysuria; Fever; Fumitory;
Gravel; Vermifuge Abortifacient; Ache(Head); Ache(Tooth); Amebiasis*; Anodyne; Antibiotic*;
Antiphlogistic; Asthma; Bactericide*; Cancer; Cardiac Cardiotonic*; Cholagogue Constipation ;Corn;
Decoagulant; Diarrhea; Digestive; Diphtheria; Diuretic*; Dysentery; Dyspepsia*; Ecbolic;
Elephantiasis; Emmenagogue; Enteritis; Epithelioma; Expectorant; Fever; Flu; Fumitory; Fungicide;
Hemoptysis; Hypertension; Infection; Itch; Laxative; Leucoderma; Liver; Longevity; Madness;
Oliguria; Pectoral; Pediculicide; Psoriasis; Rheumatism; Ringworm; Scorpion; Soap; Sore; Splenitis;
Stomachic; Suppurative; Tea; Tenderizer; Tuberculosis; Tumor; Tumor(Uterus); Ulcer; Venereal;
Vermifuge; Wart; Wound
11. False Birds-of-paradise/Heliconia psittacoru- decorative purpose
12. Hidden Lily Ginger/Curcuma petiolata- Synergist; Cancer(Stomach)
13. Water Lily/Nymphaea alba- Abnaki Drug, Infusion of roots taken by men to inhibit sexual drives for
two months, stewed or prepared like potatoes and eaten.
14. Trumpet Flower/Brugmansia candida- mainly used for decorative purposes
15. Mayana/Coleus Blumei- cure for bruises&sprains, headaches, sinusitis, dyspepsia, eye soreness,
asthma, insomnia
16. Blushing Bromeliad/ Neoregelia compacta- decorative purpose
17. Mophead/Hydrangea macrophylla- cure for Cough; Diuretic; Febrifuge; Malaria
18. Gumamela/Albo lacinatus-cure for mumps, U.T.I., skin diseases such as boils and etc, headaches;
stimulant; laxative
19. Santan/Ixora coccinea- Decoction of roots used for nausea, hiccups, and anorexia; Flowers
used for dysentery and leucorrhea; Poulticed fresh leaves and stems for sprains, eczema,
boils and contusions; Diluted tincture of roots for mouthwash and gargles for sore throat;
Flower decoction for hypertension, amenorrhea and irregular menstruation; Decoction of
leaves for wounds and skin ulcers.
2. 20. Yellowbell/ Allamanda schottii- purgative and emetic, antidote for poison, has a cathartic and
hydrogogue effect, laxative
21. Fortune Plant/Dracaena fragrans- ornamental or decorative
22. Chili Pepper/Capsicum frutescens- cure for Ache(Ear); Ache(Head); Ague ; Antibiotic**; Antidote;
Antidote(Poison); Asthma; Baldness; Bite(Snake); Boil; Breathlessness; Bronchitis; Cancer(Nose);
Carcinoma; Carminative**; Chest; Chest-Cold; Chill; Cholera ; Cold ; Collyrium; Conjunctivitis; Cough;
Dandruff; Digestive; Dropsy; Dyspepsia; Dysuria; Evil eye; Fumitory; Gargle; Gonorrhea; Intoxication;
Jaundice; Malaria; Phthisis; Psychedelic; Repellant(Shark); Rubefacient; Scald; Skin; Sore;
Sore(Throat); Spice; Stimulant**; Stomachic**; Throat; Tonic; Tuberculosis; Tumor; Typhus; Vertigo;
Vesicant**
23. Bougainvilla/ Bougainvillea sp.- cure for diarrhea, sore throat, coughs, hepatitis, ulcer, reduces
stomach acidity,
24. Aunasin/Ardisia pyramidalis – cure for Ache(Head);Fever
*= Chemical(s) found in plant shown to be effective for the ailment medicated
** = Plant itself shown to be effective for the ailment medicated
