The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine TribeCole, Fay-Cooper
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The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe
Cole, Fay-Cooper
Tinguian (Philippine people)
Orange (_lokban_) and lime (_lolokisen_) trees are greatly prized,
but appear only occasionally. They receive no care, and consequently
yield only inferior fruit.
The _pias_ (_Averrhoa bilimbi_ L.) is a garden tree which produces
an acid fruit used in cooking.
_Santol_ (_Sandoricum indicum_ Cav.) trees are raised both for the
fruit and for timber. It is said that house posts of this wood are
not attacked by white ants.
_Wild Plants and Trees_.--Few of the wild growths have escaped the
attention of this people, and many are used as food and medicine,
as well as for fiber materials and bark cloth. Among those used for
food, the following are the most important:--
_Apang_ or _sapang_ (_Bixa orellana_ L.).
_Alloseup_ (_Antidesma ghesaembilla_ Gaertn.).
_Bayabas_, or lemon guava (_Psidium guayava_ L.), an American shrub
which now grows wild, and in great abundance, in the mountains.
_Balatong_ (_Phaseolus mungo_ L.). Only the seeds are used.
_Damokes_ (_Pithecolobium dulce_ Benth.), an American tree which now
grows spontaneously in northern Luzon. The fruit is eaten, while the
bark is sometimes used for tanning.
_Ipako_ (_Psophocarpus tetragonolobus_ D.C.), a herbaceous vine
infrequently seen in the gardens. The young pods are used as a
condiment.
_Kochai_ (_Alliuni tricoccum_) or wild leek.
_Katodai_ (_Sesbania grandiflora_ P.). Only the flowers are eaten.
_Kama-al_ (_Allaeanthus luzonicus_ Blanco. Vill.).
_Kalot_ (_Dioscorea daemona_ Roxb.), a tuber, poisonous if eaten
without special preparation. It is cut into small pieces, and is
placed in running water for several days, after which it is cooked.
_Kamatis_ (_Lycopersicum esculentum_ Mill.), tiny tomatoes which are
eaten raw or cooked.
_Labok_ (_Colocasia antiquorum_ Schott).
_Longboy_ (_Eugenia jambolana_ Lam.).
_Olo_ (_Cissus sp_.), a low climbing herb, the stems and leaves of
which are used in place of vinegar.
_Palda_ (_Phaseolus lunatus_ L.), civet bean.
_Sili_ (_Capsicum frutescens_ L.), small red peppers. The American
chile. Used as a condiment.
Specimens of about twenty other food plants and trees were obtained,
but their identification was impossible.
The wild growths used as medicines, or in the manufacture of string,
rope, and bark cloth, will be mentioned under those headings.
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