Bahay Kubo - Scientific Names , Family name and Common names
Sibuyas - Onion
Allium cepa (Amaryllidaceae) Use : Juice - Disinfectant, Antipasmodic
Bawang - Garlic
Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae) Use : promoting leucocytosis, lipid lowering and platelet aggregation inhibition
Mani - Peanut
Arachis hypogaea (Fabaceae) Use : aphrodisiac
Kundol - winter gourd
Benincasa hispida (Cucurbitaceae) Use : Seed - antihelminthic, anti inflammarory Fruit - tonic, diuretic and styptic
Mustasa - Mustard
Brassica juncea (Brassicaceae) Pure mustard oil - Pale yellow & pungent taste
Kalabasa - Squash
Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae) Use : diuretic
Bataw - Poor man's bean
Lablab purpureus (Fabaceae) Use : boiled ripe seed - carminative
Upo - White pumpkin
Lagenaria siceraria (Cucurbitaceae) Use : diuretic
Patola - Towel gourd
Luffa acutangula (Cucurbitaceae) Use : Fruit - Demulcent Seed - purgative & emetic
Singkamas - Yam bean, Jicama, Potato bean
Pachyrhizus erosus (Fabaceae) Use : seeds - toxic to fish, Fatal to dogs insecticide and skin whitening
Patani - Lima bean
Phaseolus lunatus (Fabaceae) Use : Seed - poisonous hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic and others
Sigarilyas - Winged bean
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Fabaceae) Uses : anti inflammatory
Labanos - Radish
Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae) Use : Fresh root - Antiscorbutic scurvy - Lack of vit .C
Linga - Sesame, Sesame seeds, Gingely-oil, Teel
Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae) Use : antirheumatic in massage treatment
Kamatis - Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum (Solanaceae) Use : Blood purifier, Promoter of gastric secretion, cleansing effect in the enteric portion of the intestinal tract Antioxidant - carotene lycopene
Talong - Eggplant
Solanum melongena (Solanaceae) Uses : Roots - anti asthmatic & stimulan Fruit - digestive, phlegmatic
Sitaw - String bean
Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae) Use : source of vit. A, thiamin, riboflavin, iron, vit c, folate and protein
Luya - Ginger
Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) zingerone and shogaol - Pungent volatile oil - aroma Use : perfume making, anticancer, antimutagenic, anti inflam,