Ventilago dichotoma
(Blanco) Merr.
Rhamnaceae
Enrila dichotoma Blanco
Kurrimia gracilis Vidal
Ventilago gracilis Merr. & Rolfe.
Ventilago monoica Blanco
Common Name:
General Information
Ventilago dichotoma is a climbing shrub, twining around other plants for support.
The bark is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use[
582- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html
- Publisher
- Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Philippines.
Habitat
Thickets and forests at low to medium elevations[
582- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html
- Publisher
- Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bark, pulverized and mixed with oil, is useful in certain cutaneous diseases[
345- Title
- Minor Products of Philippine Forests
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brown. W. H.
- Publisher
- Bureau of Forestry, Manilla.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.
,
582- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html
- Publisher
- Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
