Specimen English Name Vernacular Name Family (Botanical Major Constituents Uses
Origin)
sweetener, white odorless
Table Sugar, monosaccharides - preservative, crystalline / powdery
Sucrose Asukal
Saccharose glucose and fructose macronutrient (quick solid
source of energy)
Manna Ash or South Similar to wax. Branches
mannose, mannitol,
European Flowering Tubang-americano Fraxinus ornus Emetic (seed, oil) Dirty color yellow.
Manna Glucose (seed),
Ash (Euphobiaceae) Scabies (leaves) Looks like a coriander
Saponin (leaves)
seed.
Marine plant Leaf
Soothe mucus Carrageenan, raised tubercule
Gigartina mamilosa membranes and skin, mucilage, iodine, channelled fronds on
Gigartina mamillosa
(Gigartinaceae) bulk laxative, bromine, iron, and the thallus
thickening agent vitamins A and B
• Adhesives
• Plywood
• Straws (drinking)
• Metal plating
• Boiler
• Cleaners,
detergents
• Crayon and chalk
(as a binder)
• Photographic
films
(antihalation
powder)
• Textiles (warp
sizing and
finishing)
Cherry • Timber industry • Flowers- small Fruit
• Make desserts corymbs of
• to treat chronic several together
inflammation & by having
diseases smooth fruit with
bark: • arthritis only a weak
• Prunasin • rheumatism groove along one
cyanogenic • help to lower uric side, or no
Sweet cherry - Prunus groove
glycoside acid level
avium L. •
• Scopoletin • increase levels of
Sour cherry - Prunus
• Amygdalin melatonin
Seresa cerasus L.
• relieve
headaches, achy
Cherry fruit: muscles and
(Rosaceae)
• Hydrogen joints.
cyanide • treat ailments
• like coughs,
bronchitis, gout,
diarrhea, and
arthritis.
• antioxidant
benefits
Cassia Fistula Golden Rain Tree • Fuel wood • Fruit - legume Fruit
• - Dye / Tanning with a pungent
• for habitual odor and
constipation containing
• used as cathartic several seeds
• anthraquinones • antifungal
• flavonoid-ol- • laxative
Cassia fistula Linn derivatives • purgative
Kanya pistula
(Fabaceae) • sennosides A and B • safe aperient for
• rhein children and
pregnant women
• emetic
• used for febrile
and inflammatory
affections
Rice Arroz Oryza sativa L. (Asian • Amylopectin • Major food staple • The embryo is Grain
Reis Rice) •Amylose and security situated in the
Bigas
Riso Oryza glaberimma • Ferulic acid • Hulls are ventral part of
(African rice) • Glutelin processed into the spikelet.
• Flavonolignan animal feed and • Starchy
Family: Gramineae/ • Isoamylase into some fuels endosperm
Poaceae • Rice bran oil as comprises the
important source flesh/body.
of bioactive • Envelope made
phytochemicals of Glumes, husks
for scientific use called Lemma
• Fights diarrhea and Palea.
• Relieves
constipation
• Good for people
with excess uric
acid
Triticum Wheat • Sharp pointed Fruit
Livestock feed yellowish to
• Baked goods white rhizomes
• Source of fiber • Rhizome is
Reduces chronic hollow except at
inflammation. the nodes,
• vitamins, strongly furrowed
terpenoids, Prevents gallstones, longitudinally.
Triticum aestivum L. phenolics, breast cancer , Where the nodes
Trigo
(Poaceae) lignins, tannins, childhood asthma. occur, traces of
flavonoids, rootlets may be
quinines, alkaloid Relieves found on the
postnenopausal under surfaces
symptoms and the fibrous
• prevents heart remains of
attack, coronary sheathing leaf-
artery disease. bases on the
upper surfaces.
Fig Ficus caprificus Risso Treat various ailments Green skin, upon Fruit
such as gastric ripening turns
problems, purple/brown
Ficus carica L.
Igos • inflammation, and
(Moraceae)
cancer.
natural coloring
-anti-staling agent