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Paroquet Bur (Engl.)

Paroquet Bur (Engl.)

Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.

Skin

An erect shrub or perennial herb. Height: Up to 75-150 centimeters in height Leaves: Leaves simple, alternate; blade ovate to rhomboid in shape with 3-5 lobes, sometimes nearly as wide as broad, and 2-10 cm long. Leaf margins irregularly serrate, leaf surfaces softly-pubescent with stellate hairs, blade palmately veined. Flowers: Flowers small yellow clustered, clustered on the leaf axils. Five yellow, obovate petals about 5 mm long. Stamens 10-15. Fruits: Fruit a subglobose bur with the body 3-4 mm in diameter, covered with 75-100 hooked spines 1.0 to 1.5 mm long.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Hilanat (fever), Panuhot (flatulence). Preparation: Wash and boil the whole plant of dalopang in 3-5 glasses of water. Part used: Whole plant | Dupang (nettle rash). Preparation: Collect enough number of leaves, heat over low fire for 2-3 minutes.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Wash and boil the whole plant of dalopang in 3-5 glasses of water | Collect enough number of leaves, heat over low fire for 2-3 minutes.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, An abundant weed along roads and trails, in clearings, waste places, thickets. | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, An abundant weed along roads and trails, in clearings, waste places, thickets.

Research

Siquijor State College: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health: FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND: Phase 3

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Paroquet Bur (Engl.)
Paroquet Bur (Engl.)
Paroquet Bur (Engl.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Local Name
Paroquet Bur (Engl.)
Family
Malvaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Nov 29, 2018
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