Malotus philippines, Ili Kamala

Malothus philippines, or Kamala

Euphorbiaceae - Euphorbiaceae

Pharmacy name: pubescent hairs of Kamala fruits - Kamala, or RotUerae glandula (formerly: Glandulae Rottierae).

Botanical description. A small tree with alternate, tomentose-pubescent leaves below, small flowers and spherical capsule-shaped fruits. Flowers and fruits are also tomentose, with red glands on the hairs of pubescence. It grows in tropical Asia and northeastern Australia.

Active ingredients: red-yellow dye (rottlerin), laxative resins, tannins and a number of other substances.

Application. Previously, Kamala was used as an anthelmintic against tapeworms and roundworms.