Kuchai (Tag.)
Allium tuberosum Rottler. ex Spreng.
AntisepticA rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial plant Height: Grows up to 20 to 40 centimeters high Leaves: Leaves are green, grass like, narrowly linear, flattish, 15 to 30 centimeters long, 3 to 6 millimeters wide. Flowers: Umbel has a few to many white flowers. The perianth is bell-shaped. Fruits: Fruits are on pedicels of 2 to 3 centimeters long, obovoid, 3-lobed, 5 to 7 millimeters in diameter.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Samad (wounds). Preparation: Collect enough number of leaves, pound and squeeze out the juice. Part used: Leaves | Unexplained illness or maladies caused by witchcraft like daot, paktol, barang, hilo. Preparation: Chop the bulb into small pieces. Put it in a bottle, mix with lana or coconut oil and let it soak. Part used: Bulb | Sakit tiyan (stomachache). Preparation: Get the bulb with roots and wash thoroughly. Boil in 3-5 liter of water.. Part used: Bulb with roots
Preparation
Collect enough number of leaves, pound and squeeze out the juice | Chop the bulb into small pieces. Put it in a bottle, mix with lana or coconut oil and let it soak | Get the bulb with roots and wash thoroughly. Boil in 3-5 liter of water.
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Allium tuberosum Rottler. ex Spreng.
- Local Name
- Kuchai (Tag.)
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Category
- Antiseptic
- Collected By
- Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
- Date Collected
- Jul 13, 2018