Its stomachic and tonic properties are common knowledge in the Philippines.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
This treatment of fevers is more common in that country than that by quinine and they claim that it has the advantage over the latter of acting as a stomachic tonic.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
It is a very useful stimulant, tonic, stomachic and carminative.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera