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Bignay-pugo (Tag.)

Bignay-pugo (Tag.)

Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn.

Skin

A small deciduous tree Height: Grows up to 16 meters tall Leaves: Leaves are simple, alternate, shortly petioled, broadly elliptic or orbicular obovate, 6 to 11 centimeters long; margins entire and pubescent; base rounded, rarely obtuse; apex rounded, sometimes mucronate. Flowers: Male flowers are yellowish green, grouped into much branched spikes. Sepals usually 5, with 4 to 5, 2 to 2.5 millimeters long stamens with filaments free. Female flowers are many, grouped in branched racemes with very short pedicels. Fruits: Fruit a drupes are small, about 4.5 millimeters in diameter, dark purple when ripe and agreeably acid.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Bughat (kind of sickness or a relapse) at Kabuhi (an illness characterized by dizziness, nausea and symptoms similar to hyperacidity). Preparation: Collect enough number of leaves and boil in 1/2 liter of water for 5 minutes.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Collect enough number of leaves and boil in 1/2 liter of water for 5 minutes.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Secondary areas or cultivated areas; in shady or open habitats. | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Secondary areas or cultivated areas; in shady or open habitats.

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

Additional Images

Bignay-pugo (Tag.)
Bignay-pugo (Tag.)
Bignay-pugo (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn.
Local Name
Bignay-pugo (Tag.)
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Jul 13, 2018
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