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Balete (Tag.)

Balete (Tag.)

Ficus benjamina Linn

Skin

Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are leathery, oblong-ovate in shape, measures 6-9cm long, have prominent and slender point, rounded base, entire margins, smooth green in color. Flowers: Male florets are few and are carried on a short peduncle surrounded by a three-lobed or four-lobed calyx while the female florets are sessile which are surrounded by three-lobed calyx. Fruits: Fruits re axillary, solitary, stalkless, dark-purple in color and spherical in shape measuring 1cm in diameter.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Cancer. Preparation: Pabukal metung sakmal ning bulung keng 2 litrung danum kilub ning 40 minuto. (Boil a handful of leaves of baliti with 2L of water for 40 minutes.). Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Pabukal metung sakmal ning bulung keng 2 litrung danum kilub ning 40 minuto. (Boil a handful of leaves of baliti with 2L of water for 40 minutes.)

Location & Habitat

REGION III (CENTRAL LUZON), PAMPANGA, MAGALANG, 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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Balete (Tag.)
Balete (Tag.)
Balete (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Ficus benjamina Linn
Local Name
Balete (Tag.)
Family
Moraceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC Valencia, KAM Montero, LR Dumaan, SMO
Date Collected
Nov 27, 2019
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