Gainis (Pamp.)Stink Grass (Engl.)

Gainis (Pamp.)Stink Grass (Engl.)

Lantana camara L.

Skin

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are elliptic, 5 to 9 cm long,3 in long, pointed at the tip and rounded at the base and toothed in the margins. Flowers: Flowers are pink, orange, yellow, white, lilac and other shades, according to the variety and borne in stalked heads which are 2 to 3.5 cm in diameter. Fruits: Fruit is drupaceous, sweet tasting, purple or black, fleshy ovoid, and about 5 mm long.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Masakit buntuk (Headache). Preparation: Masakit buntuk- Kumang mapilan pirasung bulung (Get some pieces of leaves of gainis). Part used: Leaves | Masakit papalwan (Pain in the hips). Preparation: Masakit papalwan - Pabukal ing kasakmal a amut na ning Sambong ampong Gainis keng limang basung danum kilub ning 30 minutu(Boil a handful roots of gainis in combination with a handful roots of sambong in 5 glasses of water for 30 minutes). Part used: Roots - Sambong, Gainis

Preparation

Masakit buntuk- Kumang mapilan pirasung bulung (Get some pieces of leaves of gainis) | Masakit papalwan - Pabukal ing kasakmal a amut na ning Sambong ampong Gainis keng limang basung danum kilub ning 30 minutu(Boil a handful roots of gainis in combination with a handful roots of sambong in 5 glasses of water for 30 minutes)

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

Gainis (Pamp.)Stink Grass (Engl.)
Gainis (Pamp.)Stink Grass (Engl.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Lantana camara L.
Local Name
Gainis (Pamp.)Stink Grass (Engl.)
Family
Verbenaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC
Date Collected
Feb 03, 2020