Lagundi (Tag.,Bis.)
Vitex negundo Linn.
RespiratoryAn erect, branched tree or shrub Height: 5 to 8 meters high Leaves: Leaves are usually 5-foliate, rarely with 3 leaflets only, and palmately arranged. Leaflets are lanceolate, entire, 4 to 10 centimeters long, slightly hairy beneath, and pointed at both ends, the middle leaflets being larger than the others, and distinctly stalked. Flowers: Flowers are numerous, blue to lavender, 6 to 7 millimeters long, borne in terminal inflorescences (panicles) 10 to 20 centimeters long. Calyx is hairy, and 5-toothed. Corolla is densely hairy in the throat, and the middle lobe of the lower lip is longest. Fruits: Fruit is a succulent drupe, globose, black when ripe, about 4 millimeters in diameter.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Ubo (cough)& Sip-on (cold). Preparation: Collect enough number of leaves and wash thoroughly. Soak the leaves in a glass of lukewarm water.. Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Collect enough number of leaves and wash thoroughly. Soak the leaves in a glass of lukewarm water.
Location & Habitat
Research
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Vitex negundo Linn.
- Local Name
- Lagundi (Tag.,Bis.)
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Category
- Respiratory
- Collected By
- Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
- Date Collected
- Sep 07, 2018