Kasisaga (Tag., Pamp.)
Abrus precatorius L.
AntisepticVine/Climber Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves alternate, pinnate, 3-5 cm long; 8-15 pairs, 0.8-1.5 × 0.3-0.7 cm, oblong or oblanceolate, membranaceous, the apex rounded and mucronate, the base rounded, the margins entire. Flowers: Inflorescences of small axillary or terminal pseudoracemes, with 5-7 flowers clustered on the swellings of the rachis; bracts minute, deciduous. Fruits: Legumes oblong, 2-4.5 × 1-1.5 cm, slightly inflated, with the apex elongate and recurved and the margins slightly undulate, opening along the two sutures.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Bukol (Cancer). Preparation: Kumang bulung ning kasisaga at ilage keng bote na ating larung latik. (Get leaves of Kasisaga and put inside a bottle containing coconut oil.). Part used: Leaves | Sugat (Wounds). Preparation: Kumang bulung ning kasisaga at ilage keng bote na ating larung latik. (Get leaves of Kasisaga and put inside a bottle containing coconut oil.). Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Kumang bulung ning kasisaga at ilage keng bote na ating larung latik. (Get leaves of Kasisaga and put inside a bottle containing coconut oil.) | Kumang bulung ning kasisaga at ilage keng bote na ating larung latik. (Get leaves of Kasisaga and put inside a bottle containing coconut oil.)
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Abrus precatorius L.
- Local Name
- Kasisaga (Tag., Pamp.)
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Category
- Antiseptic
- Collected By
- Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC Valencia, KAM Montero, LR Dumaan, SMO
- Date Collected
- Dec 23, 2019