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Saging (Tag., C. Bis.)

Saging (Tag., C. Bis.)

Musa paradisiaca Linn.

Digestive

The largest herbaceous flowering plant. Height: Up to 5 meters or more Leaves: Leaves are spirally arranged, as long as 2.7 meters and 60 cm wide, fragile and easily torn by wind, with the familiar frond look. Flowers: Each pseudostem produces a single inflorescence, the banana heart, containing many bracts between rows of flowers. Fruits: The banana fruits develop from the heart, in a hanging cluster made up of tiers (hands), up to 20 fruit to a tier.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Hilanat (fever). Preparation: Collect 1 newly-sprout leaf of saging, open and apply. Part used: Newly-sprout leaf | Kalibanga (diarrhea). Preparation: Collect 3 newly-sprout leaves, smash and squeeze to extract the juice. Part used: Newly-sprout leaves | Piang (dislocated bone/sprain). Preparation: Collect 3 newly-sprout leaves and smash it.. Part used: Newly-sprout leaves

Preparation

Collect 1 newly-sprout leaf of saging, open and apply | Collect 3 newly-sprout leaves, smash and squeeze to extract the juice | Collect 3 newly-sprout leaves and smash it.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Cultivated areas, backyard | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Cultivated areas, backyard | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Cultivated areas, backyard

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

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Saging (Tag., C. Bis.)
Saging (Tag., C. Bis.)
Saging (Tag., C. Bis.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Musa paradisiaca Linn.
Local Name
Saging (Tag., C. Bis.)
Family
Musaceae
Category
Digestive
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Nov 15, 2018
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