Group # 10 Ph 4Y1-2 irregular Deya leon, Dona lou E. Bayangos, Hebron S. Bulan, Sunshine C.

Tsaang Gubat
(Carmona retusa)

Tsaang gubat (Carmona retusa)

y Common names: Putputai (Bikol); alangit (Bisaya); forest

tea, wild tea. y Botanical name : Carmona retusa y Local name : Tsaang-gubat
y Family: Boraginaceae (Borage family) y Origin : Indigenous to India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands y Location : Quezon city, Metro Manila

DESCRIPTION
y Shrub or much-branched small tree 1 4 m tall.

Leaves simple, coarse, alternate, toothed towards the apex, gradually narrowing towards base, sometimes two or three arising from the same point. Flowers white, small, axillary, one to four from a common stalk. Fruit round, 4 5 mm in diameter, yellow-orange when ripe

Antioxidant
y Substance, such as Vit. E, C or Beta carotene that

may protect body cells from damage caused by the oxidative effects of free radicals.

Tsaang gubat as Antioxidant

y Constituents of the Tsaang gubat
y Leaves (use part)
y y

Flavonoids (diphenolic comound) Tannin

Indications
gastroenteritis Use as gargle for cavities