Bastard Vervain (Engl.)
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
Pain ReliefShrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are usually opposite, simple, and in many species are hairy. Flowers: Flowers are small, with five petals, and borne in dense spikes. Typically some shade of blue they may also be white, pink, or purple/ Fruits: Fruit is dry, ultimately spreading into four 1-seeded nutlets which are oblong and dorsally smooth, their under faces covered with minute, white flaking cells.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Masakit katawan (Body pain). Preparation: Masakit katawan- Kumang bulung na ning tanaman (Get leaves of sulud-gintu). Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Masakit katawan- Kumang bulung na ning tanaman (Get leaves of sulud-gintu)
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
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
- Local Name
- Bastard Vervain (Engl.)
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Category
- Pain Relief
- Collected By
- Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC
- Date Collected
- Dec 06, 2019
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