Mulawin-aso (Tag.)
Gmelina arborea Roxb.
DigestiveDeciduous tree Height: Up to 12–30 meters high and 60–100 centimeters in diameter. Leaves: Leaves are elliptic or ovate, 4 to 9 centimeters long, 2 to 6 centimeters wide, blunt or slightly pointed at both ends, wooly-felted or white-hoary on the lower surface, with minute green glands at the base, with entire or coarsely toothed margins. Flowers: Flowers are about 3.5 centimeters long, yellow, borne in terminal racemes up to 7.5 centimeters long, with rather large bracts. Calyx has 5 to 6 flat, green glands on one side, and small, toothed lobes. Corolla has a bell-shaped, 4-lobed mouth, and a very narrow tube below. Fruits: The fruit is a drupe, nearly round, less than 2 centimeters in width, and yellow when ripe, with a watery flesh.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Panuhot (flatulence) and Butod ang tiyan (bloated abdomen). Preparation: Collect 3-7 leaves of gimelina and rub.. Part used: Leaves | Piang (dislocated bone/sprain). Preparation: Collect 3-7 leaves of gimelina and rub.. Part used: Leaves | Panuhot (flatulence) at Butod ang tiyan (bloated abdomen). Preparation: Collect 5 newly-sprout leaves of gimelina and rub.. Part used: Newly-sprout leaves | Piang (dislocated bone/sprain) at Ugahip (herpes). Preparation: Collect 5 newly-sprout leaves of gimelina and rub.. Part used: Newly-sprout leaves
Preparation
Collect 3-7 leaves of gimelina and rub. | Collect 3-7 leaves of gimelina and rub. | Collect 5 newly-sprout leaves of gimelina and rub. | Collect 5 newly-sprout leaves of gimelina and rub.
Location & Habitat
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Gmelina arborea Roxb.
- Local Name
- Mulawin-aso (Tag.)
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Category
- Digestive
- Collected By
- Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
- Date Collected
- Nov 15, 2018