Kutkut-timbalon (Sul.)

Kutkut-timbalon (Sul.)

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Skin

It is a small or medium-sized, straggling tree. Height: Grows up to 10 meters tall. Leaves: Leaves occur at the ends of the branches, subsessile, oblong-ovate, 10 to 30 centimeters long, pointed at both ends, toothed at the margins. Flowers: Flowers are white or pink, borne on terminal racemes or on drooping races from axils of fallen leaves, 20 to 60 centimeters long. Calyx encloses the bud, later splitting irregularly into 2 or 3 ovate, concave segments. Petals are oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 2 to 2.5 centimeters long, slightly united at the base. Stamens are very numerous, 3 to 4 centimeters long. Fruits: Fruit is ovoid to oblong-ovoid, 5 to 6 centimeters long, somewhat 4-angled, crowned by a persistent calyx. Leathery pericarp of the fruit is green or purplish in color.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Bughat (kind of sickness or a relapse), Pasmo sa kaon/kusog (overfatigue). Preparation: Collect 7-9 leaves and wash thoroughly. Boil in 5 glasses of water.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Collect 7-9 leaves and wash thoroughly. Boil in 5 glasses of water.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Secondary forests | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Secondary forests

Research

Siquijor State College: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health: FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND: Phase 3

Additional Images

Kutkut-timbalon (Sul.)
Kutkut-timbalon (Sul.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
Local Name
Kutkut-timbalon (Sul.)
Family
Lecythidaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Oct 19, 2018