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    Tsaang gubat

    CHA, TSA Carmona retusa (Vahl.) Masam.


    WILD TEA

    Ji ji shu Scientific names


    Carmona retusa (Vahl.) Masam. Carmona heterophylla Cav. Carmona microphylla (Lam.) G. Don. Ehretia buxifolia Boxb. Ehretia heterophylla Spreng. Ehretia microphylla Lam.

    Common names
    Alangit (Bis.) Alangitngit (Tag., Bis.) Balingsaa (C. Bis.) Buntatai (P. Bis.) Buyo-buyo (Sul.) Buyok-buyok (Sul.) Cha (Tag.) Chaang-bundok (Tag.) Chaang-gubat (Tag.) Gari (Bag.) Icha-nga-atap (Ilk.) Icha-ti-bakir (Ilk.) Itsa (Ilk.) Kalamoga (Tag.) Kalimomog (Tag.) Kalimumog (Tag.) Mangit (Tag., Bis.) Mara-mara (Bis., S.L. Bis.) Maratia (Ibn.) Mura-mara (P. Bis.) Palupo (Iv.) Putputai (Bik.) Santing (Sul.) Tsa (Tag.) Fukien tea tree (Engl.) Philippine tea tree (Engl.) Scorpionbush (Engl.) Wild tea (Engl.) Ji ji shu (Chin.)

    Tsaang gubat is a common name shared by two species: (1) Tsaang-gubat, tsa, Carmona retusa, Philippine wild tea, Theaceae, and (2) Tsa, Thea sinensis, tea tree, Boraginacea. In Quisumbing's compilation, buyok-buyok is a local name shared by (1) Heterostemma cuspidatum, buyok-buyok (Tag.) (2) Ehretia microphylla, chaang-gubat, buyok-buyok (Sul.), and (3) Momordica cochinchinensis, buyok-buyok, patolang-uak (Tag.).

    Botany
    Tsaang gubat is an erect, very branched shrub growing up to 1 to 4 m high. Leaves are in clusters on short branches, obovate to oblong-obovate, 3 to 6 centimeters long, entire or somewhat toothed or lobed near the apex and pointed at the base, short stalked and rough on the upper surface. Flowers are white, small, axillary, solitary, 2 or 4 on a common stalk, borne in inflorescences shorter than the leaves. Calyx lobes re green, somewhat hairy, and linear, about 5 to 6 millimeters long. Corolla is white, 5 millimeters long, and divided into oblong lobes. Fruit is a drupe, rounded, yellow when ripe, 4 to 5 milimeters in diameter, fleshy, with a 4-seeded stone, fleshy on the outer part, and stony inside.

    Distribution
    - Easily found from the Batan Islands and nothern Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao, in most or all islands and provinces, in thickets and secondary forests at low and medium altitudes. - Also occurs in India to southern China, Taiwan, and Malaya.

    Constituents
    - Phytochemical screening yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins, terpenoids, and saponins. - Major constituents of leaves yielded an intractable mixture of triterpenes, namely a-amyrin, b-amyrin, and baurenol.

    Properties
    - Considered analgesic, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antispasmodic and anti-mutagenic.

    Parts utilized
    Leaves.

    Uses
    Culinary Tea made from the leaves. Folkloric - Leaf decoction or infusion for abdominal colic, cough, diarrhea and dysentery. - Root decoction used as an antidote for vegetable poisoning. - For diarrhea: Boil 8 tbsp of chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes; strain and cool. Use 1/4 of the decoction every 2 or 3 hours. Decoction has also been used as a dental mouthwash. - Decoction of leaves used as disinfectant wash after childbirth. - In Sri Lanka, used for diabetes: 50 gm of fresh leaves or roots are chopped; 100 cc of water is added, and 120 cc of juice is extracted by squeezing, and given once or twice daily.

    New Application Being promoted by the Department of Health (DOH) as an antispasmodic; for stomach/abdominal pains. One of a few herbs recently registered with the Bureau of Foods and Drugs as m edicines

    Studies
    Antiallergic Activity: Tsaang gubat, together with Lagundi andSambong, were studied for possible anti-allergic subtances to counter the histamine release from mast cells that cause type-1 reactions. From tsaang-gubat, rosmarinic acid and microphyllone were isolated. Antibacterial / Antinocicpetive / Anti-inflammatory: Study of CR leaves yielded an intractable mixture of triterpenes a-amyrin, -amyrin and baurenol and a wide range of bioactivity. The mixture showed analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrheal and antibacterial activities. Antimutagen: An antimutagenic principle was extracted from the leaves of C retusa with ethyl alcohol. Triterpene Bioactivities/ Analgesic / Anti-inflammatory / Anti-diarrheal / Antimicrobial: Study OF Carmona retusa leaves yielded an intractable mixture of triterpenes, a-amyrin (43.7%), -amyrin (24.9%) and baurenol (31.4%). The mixture exhibited analgesic activity (51%), some anti-inflammatory activity (20%), anti-diarrheal activity (29%), and moderate antimicrobial activity against S aureus, C albicans and T mentagrophytes. Anti-Tumor: Carmona retusa leaf extracts were tested for anticancer property and results showed it can be used as an anticancer agent. Antiallergic Dimeric Prenylbenzoquinones: A methanol extract showed inhibitory activity on exocytosis in antigen-stimulated rat basophils.

    Availability
    Wild crafted. Commercial: Tablets and tea bags

    Last Update April 2012

    Photos Godofredo Stuart / StuartXchange


    Carmona retusa (flower and fruit) / IMAGE SOURCE / Creative Commons / File:Starr 010425-0048 Carmona retusa.jpg /Forest & Kim Starr / 25 April 2001 / Modifications by G Stuart / Wikimedia Commons

    Additional Sources and Suggested Readings


    (1) ANTIALLERGIC AND ANTIDIABETIC COMPOUNDS FROM SOME PHILIPPINE MEDICINAL PLANTS (2) Evaluation of the bioactivity of triterpene mixture isolated from Carmona retusa (Vahl.) Masam leaves / Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 92, Issue 1, May 2004, Pages 53-56 / doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.01.017 (3) Antimutagen from leaves of Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam. / Irene Villaseor and Ddeborah Edu / Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology Volume 298, Issue 3, January 1993, Pages 215 -218/ doi:10.1016/0165-1218(93)90043-D (4) Evaluation of the bioactivity of triterpene mixture isolated from Carmona retusa (Vahl.) Masam leaves / Irene Villaseor et al / Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 92, Issue 1, May 2004, Pages 53 -56 / doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.01.017 (5) In Vitro Anti-Tumour Activity Of Carmona Retusa / Govindappa Melappa et al / 2nd International Conference on Drug Discovery and Therapy / Feb 1-4, 2010 / Dubai, UAE (7) Carmona retusa (flower and fruit) / ERHSS Ediriweera, WD Ratnasooriya / Carmona retusa (flower and fruit) (8) Antibacterial activity of extracts of twelve common medicinal plants from the Philippines / Gerard Penecilla and Celia Magno / Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(16), pp. 3975-3981, 18 August, 2011 (9) BIOACTIVITY STUDIES ON TRITERPENES ISOLATED FROM CARMONA RETUSA (VAHL) MASAM. LEAVES / Irene M. Villaseor, Arlyn P. Canlas, Karen M. Faustino, Katherine G. Plana (10) Antiallergic dimeric prenylbenzoquinones from Ehretiamicrophylla / Satoshi Yamamura, Lourdes R. Simpol, Koichiro Ozawa et al / Phytochemistry, Volume 39, Issue 1, May 1995, Pages 105110

    Latest Updated Tagalog and English Lists of Philippine Medicinal Plants

    TSAANG-GUBAT
    Carmona retusa Other names: Wild Tea, Forest Tea, Gari, Gai: Alangit; alangitngit, Mangit Semente, Balingsua, Mara-

    mara, Icha, Buntaitai, Chaang Bundok, Kalimugmog, Kalamuga, Carmona, Philippine tea, Fukien tea

    Tsaang- Gubat is registered in the Philippines Bureau of Foods and Drugs as a medicine for its proven therapeutic property. This herb is scientifically proven for its medicinal worth mainly its anti-spasmodic effect. It is extensively endorsed by the Philippines Department of Health in treatment stomachache, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The herb is prepared by making it as a tea hence its name tsaang-gubat which literally means tea from the forest. Intensive studies by the National Integrated Research Program on Medicinal Plants (NIRPROMP) showed that tsaang gubat leaves to be effective remedy for biliary colic. It can also work as a good mouth wash as it contains high fluoride content, thus preventing tooth decay. Traditionally, tsaang gubat is used as a disinfectant wash during childbirth. Newer studies showed that it has an anti-allergy component if used together with sambong and lagundi. Its other components demonstrated promising results as anti-diabetic and anti-bacterial mechanism. Having included in the DOH ten medicinal plants is a testament to its highly proven medicinal properties. Gastro-intestinal pain can be a great nuisance in our daily activities. Daily Apples Tsaang Gubat Tea can be of greatly helpas it will normalizes the intestinal motility. Have a cup daily to have a smooth and functional digestion.

    Tsaang Gubat, Tawa Tawa (Euphorbia hirta)


    Also called Gatas Gatas because of the healing properties of its milky juice, this herb has gained widespread attention because of its ability to help patients recover from dengue. Folk wisdom regard it as a hemostatic, which may help explain why blood platelets increase after ingestion of a boiled decoction of the plant.

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