Sweet leaf

Sweet leaf

Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni

Skin

Herbaceous Plant Height: 90 cm Leaves: With small leaves that measure from 3 to 5 cm in length and 1 to 1.5 cm in width, being simple and sessile on opposite and alternate vertices. Flowers: The flowers are white and the petals are grouped in terminal or axillary racemes (Magalhães et al., 2000). Fruits: Indumentum setose/glandulose; pappus awned.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Nangato din dada (Hypertension). Preparation: Ingredients and Materials: - 1 ay gamet ay bulong (1 bundle of leaves) - 1 litro ay danum (1 L water) - Banga (pot) - Lupot unno din mabalin ay pangsagat (strainer) - Kumpormi ay mabalin pangipay an (any liquid container 1. Epeey din danum sin banga asi paluwagen. (Put water in a pot and let boil.) 2. Nu nanluwag din danum yan itapi din bulong. (When water starts to boil add the leaves.) 3. Paluwagen si 5 ay minutos. (Let it boil for 5 minutes.) 4. Sagaten asi inumen. (Strain, and water is ready to drink.). Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Ingredients and Materials: - 1 ay gamet ay bulong (1 bundle of leaves) - 1 litro ay danum (1 L water) - Banga (pot) - Lupot unno din mabalin ay pangsagat (strainer) - Kumpormi ay mabalin pangipay an (any liquid container 1. Epeey din danum sin banga asi paluwagen. (Put water in a pot and let boil.) 2. Nu nanluwag din danum yan itapi din bulong. (When water starts to boil add the leaves.) 3. Paluwagen si 5 ay minutos. (Let it boil for 5 minutes.) 4. Sagaten asi inumen. (Strain, and water is ready to drink.)

Location & Habitat

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, Cultivated

Research

Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni
Local Name
Sweet leaf
Family
Asteraceae
Category
Skin
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026