Produced by Bryan Ness, Jeroen Hellingman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NOTICE | | | | The medical knowledge represented in this book is over a century | | old. The publication of this book is for historical interest only, | | and is not to be construed as medical advice by Project Gutenberg | | or its volunteers. Medicinal plants should not be used without | | consulting a trained medical professional. Medical science has made | | considerable progress since this book was written. Recommendations | | or prescriptions may have been superseded by better alternatives, | | or invalidated altogether. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Medicinal Plants of the Philippine Archipelago The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines By T. H. Pardo De Tavera Doctor en Medicina de la Facultad de Paris, Comisionado Cientifico de S. M. en las Islas Filipinas y Delegado General en las Mismas de la Société Académique Indo-Chinoise de Francia, Miembro Fundador Correspondiente de la Sociedad Española de Higiene, Etc. Translated and Revised by Jerome B. Thomas, Jr., A.B., M.D. Captain and Assistant Surgeon, U. S. V. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co. 1012 Walnut Street. 1901 Copyright, 1901, by P. Blakiston's Son & Co. TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.