Alim
Menanolepis multiglandulosa

Other scientific names  Common names  
Croton multiglandulosus  Aem (Ting.)  Arum (P. Bis.)
Rottlera mutiglandulosa  Ahem (Iv.) Aling (Bik.) 
Mallotus moluccanus  Alam (Ilk.)  Ayum-ayum (Sbl.) 
Adelia monoica  Alem (Ilk.)  Girangan (Tagb.) 
Melanopsis moluccana  Alim (Tag., P. Bis.)  Pakalkal (Tag.) 
Mallotus calcosus  Alum (Bik., Tagb., P. Bis., Sul., Mag.)   

Botany
· Shrub or small tree, 4-10 meters high, with stellate hairs giving a velvety appearance. Leaves are large, orbicular-ovate, 10-25 cm long, very broad, with a heart-shaped base, pointed tip, and often deeply three- to five-lobed, with coarsely toothed margins. The flowers are greenish yellow. Fruit (capsule) is about 7mm, smooth with 2 or 3 parts.

Distribution
Common in thickets and secondary forests, at low and medium altitudes.

Parts utilized
Bark and leaves.

Properties
Sudorific, vermifuge.

Uses:
Folkloric
Bark and leaves, slightly heated and applied to the skin, is diaphoretic.
Leaves used as a poultice for scurf.
Decoction of leaves used as vermifuge.

Availability
Wild-crafted.