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Balete (Tag.)Weeping Fig (Engl.)

Balete (Tag.)Weeping Fig (Engl.)

Ficus benjamina Linn

Antiseptic

Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are very leathery, smooth and shining, elliptic-oblong. Stipules, decidous, membranaceous. Flowers: Flowers are axillary, pairs, stalkless, smooth, greenish-yellow, oblong-ovoid. Fruits: Orange, red, pink, or purple in color, subglobose synconium 7-12 mm long.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Malapit ng manganak (Nearing to birth),. Preparation: Malapit ng manganak- Kumang pitung pirasung bulung (Get 7 leaves of the Balete).. Part used: Leaves | Sugat (Wounds). Preparation: Sugat - Kwanan ya ing katas ning baliti (Get sap from the leaves of balete).. Part used: Sap

Preparation

Malapit ng manganak- Kumang pitung pirasung bulung (Get 7 leaves of the Balete). | Sugat - Kwanan ya ing katas ning baliti (Get sap from the leaves of balete).

Location & Habitat

REGION III (CENTRAL LUZON), PAMPANGA, FLORIDABLANCA, Terrestrial

Research

Pampanga State Agricultural University: Documentation of Traditonal Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of a Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health among Ayta Communities in Pampanga

Additional Images

Balete (Tag.)Weeping Fig (Engl.)
Balete (Tag.)Weeping Fig (Engl.)
Balete (Tag.)Weeping Fig (Engl.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Ficus benjamina Linn
Local Name
Balete (Tag.)Weeping Fig (Engl.)
Family
Moraceae
Category
Antiseptic
Collected By
Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC
Date Collected
Dec 20, 2019
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