BATINO

Family: Apocynaceae

Other name: dalakan (Ilk.), kuyauyau (Bik.), hard milkwood (Engl.), itang-itang (Bis.)

Uses: Crushed leaves, mixed with a little coconut oil and heated, are applied as a warm poultice to sprains, bruises, contusions, and dislocated joints. Powdered bark used for skin diseases. Wood used for construction purposes, flooring, and furniture.