| Bic.—Bicol. |
| Eng.—English. |
| Iloc.—Ilocan. |
| Indo-Eng.—Indo-English. |
| Pam.—Pampango. |
| Pan.—Pangasinan. |
| Sp.—Spanish. |
| Sp.-Fil.—Spanish-Filipino. |
| Tag.—Tagalog. |
| Vis.—Viscayan. |
Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
Dicotyledonous, Polypetalous.
Dilleniaceæ.
Tetracera macrophylla, Vall. (T. monocarpa, T. sarmentosa, Blanco.)
Nom. Vulg.—Malakatmón, Tag.
Uses.—The wood of malakatmón is one of the best known and popular drugs of the Binondo[1] market place. It is used as an infusion internally in the hæmoptysis of consumptives, and externally in the treatment of sore throat, its action being due to the large amount of tannin it contains. It is also employed in Malabar in the form of an infusion of the leaves of the species, T. Rheedi, to treat sore throat, mixing it with a decoction of rice called cange.
The Filipinos do not distinguish this species from the T. Assa.