Nipple fruit (Engl.)

Solanum mammosum L.

Skin

Perennial herbaceous shrub, sometimes used as annual. Height: Grows up to 1.8m tall and somewhat coarse-looking. Leaves: Leaves broadly-lobed, velvety, armed with spiny recurved prickles on major veins on upper and lower surface. Flowers: Flowers star-shaped, with furry purple petals and yellow centres, produced in clusters of 3 to 4. Fruits: Fruit are orange or yellow, 4-7 mm long, ovoid, often with a 2 cm long, nipple-like apex, and sometimes.bearing one or more nipple-like protrusions at the base.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Hypertension (high blood) at Sakit tiyan (stomachache). Preparation: Get the roots and wash thoroughly. Boil in 1 liter of water for 10 minutes.. Part used: Roots

Preparation

Get the roots and wash thoroughly. Boil in 1 liter of water for 10 minutes.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Found in grasslands, pastures, roadsides, waste places, secondary growth and cultivated land | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Found in grasslands, pastures, roadsides, waste places, secondary growth and cultivated land

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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Quick Info

Scientific Name: Solanum mammosum L.
Local Name: Nipple fruit (Engl.)
Family: Solanaceae
Category: Skin
Collected By: Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected: Jul 13, 2018

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