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Hedge caper-bush (Engl.)

Hedge caper-bush (Engl.)

Capparis sepiaria L.

Digestive

Scrambling shrub. Height: Grow up 3 meters tall Leaves: Leaves usually alternate, sometimes clustered on dwarf lateral shoots, broadly elliptic, 1.5-4.5 cm, sparsely hairy or hairless; apex rounded, often notched; margins entire. Flowers: Flowers in clusters on short lateral branchlets, white or cream, c. 1.5 centimeters in diameter. Fruits: Fruit spherical, 6-15 millimeters in diameter, fleshy, purple-black when ripe. Stalk-like gynophore 12-15 millimeters long.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Unexplained illness or maladies caused by witchcraft like daot, paktol, barang, hilo, Bughat (kind of sickness or a relapse) at Sakit tiyan (stomachache). Preparation: Chop the stems into small pieces. Put it in a bottle, mix with kulafo or rhum and let it soak.. Part used: Stems

Preparation

Chop the stems into small pieces. Put it in a bottle, mix with kulafo or rhum and let it soak.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Lowland areas, cultivated areas or backyards | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Lowland areas, cultivated areas or backyards

Research

Siquijor State College: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health: FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND: Phase 3

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Hedge caper-bush (Engl.)
Hedge caper-bush (Engl.)
Hedge caper-bush (Engl.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Capparis sepiaria L.
Local Name
Hedge caper-bush (Engl.)
Family
Capparaceae
Category
Digestive
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Nov 15, 2018
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