Caimito (Tag.)

Chrysophyllum cainito (L.)

Skin

Tree Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves are leathery, ovate or oblong, 7.5 to 13 centimeters long, pointed at the tip, blunt or rounded at the base and covered underneath with silky, golden-brown, soft hairs. Flowers: Small, inconspicuous, clustered, greenish-yellow to yellow or purplish-white with tubular 5 lobed corolla and 5-6 sepals. Fruits: Round, oblate, ellipsoid.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Tindaragis o manaklang sipong kareng anak. Preparation: Pabukal pitung matwang bulung king apat a basung danum kilub ning 15 minutu. (Boil 7 mature leaves in 4 glasses of water for 15 minutes.). Part used: Leaves | Manakla (Diarrhea). Preparation: Daldakan ing tsa metung sakmal a anak bulung kareng bayabas, caimito, saresa at sambong tsaka ikabit keng malinis a malan apsalan ya keng basu. (Mash a handful young leaves of Caimito, Bayabas, Saresa and Sambong; and extract the juice using a clean cloth and put it in a glass). Part used: Young leaves of Caimito, Bayabas, Saresa and Sambong | Pampaganang mangan (To gain appetite). Preparation: Pabukal ing kasakmal a bulung dareng atlung tanaman keng adwang litrung danum kilub ning 45 minuto. (Boil a handful of leaves of Caimito in combination with Mangga and Guyabano leaves in 2L of water for 45 minutes.). Part used: Leaves of Kainitu, Guyabano and Mangga

Preparation

Pabukal pitung matwang bulung king apat a basung danum kilub ning 15 minutu. (Boil 7 mature leaves in 4 glasses of water for 15 minutes.) | Daldakan ing tsa metung sakmal a anak bulung kareng bayabas, caimito, saresa at sambong tsaka ikabit keng malinis a malan apsalan ya keng basu. (Mash a handful young leaves of Caimito, Bayabas, Saresa and Sambong; and extract the juice using a clean cloth and put it in a glass) | Pabukal ing kasakmal a bulung dareng atlung tanaman keng adwang litrung danum kilub ning 45 minuto. (Boil a handful of leaves of Caimito in combination with Mangga and Guyabano leaves in 2L of water for 45 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

Quick Info

Scientific Name: Chrysophyllum cainito (L.)
Local Name: Caimito (Tag.)
Family: Sapotaceae
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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