Mahogany is another Philippine tree with medicinal importance.
MAHOGANY (Swietenia macrophylia King Meliaceae)
Mahogany is a tropical tree that can grow up to more that 10 meters in height. This deciduous tree with a heavy, dark-green and dense crown sheds its leaves during summer. The trunk is more or less buttressed. The bark is dark gray and ridged. The leaves are alternate, smooth (with the upper portion shiny, brownish, or purplish), compound and about 15 cm long, comprising 3-6 pairs of leaflets.
A decoction of the bark may serve as an antipyretic that reduces fever.
It may serve also as an astringent.
It also used as a tonic that increases body tone.