Moody gum (Engl.)
Neonauclea glabra (Roxb.)
DigestiveA small tree. Height: Reaching up 4 to 8 meters tall Leaves: Stipules spathulate, broader and rounded towards the apex. Pairs of stipules enclosing the terminal bud. Leaf blades about 7-20 x 4.5-9 cm. Foveolas, if present, small and inconspicuous, opening in a narrow slit. Flowers: Flowers attached by their bases to a receptacle to form a perfectly spherical head of flowers. Corolla tube about 4-5 mm long, much longer than the lobes, corolla lobes about 1-1.5 mm long. Anthers shortly stalked, attached below the apex of the corolla tube, anthers not or only very slightly exserted. Ovules numerous on pendulous placentas. Fruits: Fruits spherical, about 15 mm diam. Seeds numerous in each aggregate fruit. Seeds winged at each end, seed + wings about 3 x 0.5 mm. Embryo about 0.9-1 x 0.5 mm.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Unexplained illness or maladies caused by witchcraft like daot, paktol, barang, hilo. Preparation: Scrape the stems of hambalalod. Put it in a bottle, mix with lana or coconut oil and let it soak. Part used: Stems | Sakit tiyan (stomachache) at Butod ang tiyan (bloated abdomen). Preparation: Collect 3 leaves, heat over low fire for 2-3 minutes.. Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Scrape the stems of hambalalod. Put it in a bottle, mix with lana or coconut oil and let it soak | Collect 3 leaves, heat over low fire for 2-3 minutes.
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Neonauclea glabra (Roxb.)
- Local Name
- Moody gum (Engl.)
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Category
- Digestive
- Collected By
- Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
- Date Collected
- Nov 15, 2018