Langka (Tag.)

Langka (Tag.)

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam

Skin

Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves have thin leathery, obovate-elliptic, base cuneate, dark green and shiny above, and pale green underneath. Flowers: Have two sepals. Spike is 5 to 15 centimeters long Fruits: Fruit is green to greenish-yellow when ripe, fleshy, hanging on short stalks from the main stem or from large branches in old trees.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Amoeba. Preparation: Pabukal ing pitung bulung ning langka king limang basu ning danum kilub ning 10-15 minutu hangga keng magkule ya brown. (Boil 7 leaves of langka in 5 glasses of water for 10-15 minutes until the leaves turn brown in color.). Part used: Leaves | Bulati atchan (Helminthiasis). Preparation: Pabukal metung pirasung amut sindagul tindaragul at panuru king apat a basung danum kilub ning 30 minutus. (Boil 1 piece of thumb- and forefinger-sized roots in 4 glasses of water for 30 minutes.). Part used: Roots

Preparation

Pabukal ing pitung bulung ning langka king limang basu ning danum kilub ning 10-15 minutu hangga keng magkule ya brown. (Boil 7 leaves of langka in 5 glasses of water for 10-15 minutes until the leaves turn brown in color.) | Pabukal metung pirasung amut sindagul tindaragul at panuru king apat a basung danum kilub ning 30 minutus. (Boil 1 piece of thumb- and forefinger-sized roots in 4 glasses of water for 30 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

Additional Images

Langka (Tag.)
Langka (Tag.)
Langka (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam
Local Name
Langka (Tag.)
Family
Moraceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC Valencia, KAM Montero, LR Dumaan, SMO
Date Collected
Nov 27, 2019