Balite (Bis.)

Balite (Bis.)

Ficus balete Merr.

Antiseptic

Tree Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not Provided Flowers: Not Provided Fruits: Not Provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Sprain. Preparation: Get a piece of palm size bark from the trunk.. Part used: Bark | Body pain. Preparation: Boil 3 inches roots in 1 glass water. Part used: Roots | fracture. Preparation: Gather a handful of roots from a newly grown branch, then pound.. Part used: Roots | Wound/cuts. Preparation: Peel the roots and shred the inner white part of the root. Part used: Roots (inner part) | fracture. Preparation: Collect 5-inches of the roots and heat over fire.. Part used: Roots | Sprain. Preparation: Place one cut of balite bark. Secure with cloth. Remember to remove before sunrise.. Part used: Bark | Sprain. Preparation: Peel the balite roots.. Part used: Roots attached to a stone | Wounds. Preparation: Get the outer skin of balite, scrape the inner bark, squeeze and collect the sap.. Part used: Inner bark | Sprain. Preparation: Get the inner bark. Part used: Inner bark | Sprain. Preparation: Get an inch size of balite bark, remove first layer of the bark. Part used: Bark | Sprain. Preparation: cut one foot bark of balite, peel.. Part used: Bark | Sprain. Preparation: Get a root, peeled and pound to flatten and cut into half to expand its size.. Part used: Roots | Bughat. Preparation: Boil 1 cut root with a glass of water.. Part used: Roots | Sprain. Preparation: Get a bark from the trunk or balite roots, mix with "monkey fetus" and scorch.. Part used: Bark,Roots | Fracture. Preparation: Apply the balite skin to the part where the fracture is, secure it with its own Balite skin.. Part used: Bark | Wounds. Preparation: Scrape the bark.. Part used: Bark

Preparation

Get a piece of palm size bark from the trunk. | Boil 3 inches roots in 1 glass water | Gather a handful of roots from a newly grown branch, then pound. | Peel the roots and shred the inner white part of the root | Collect 5-inches of the roots and heat over fire. | Place one cut of balite bark. Secure with cloth. Remember to remove before sunrise. | Peel the balite roots. | Get the outer skin of balite, scrape the inner bark, squeeze and collect the sap. | Get the inner bark | Get an inch size of balite bark, remove first layer of the bark | cut one foot bark of balite, peel. | Get a root, peeled and pound to flatten and cut into half to expand its size. | Boil 1 cut root with a glass of water. | Get a bark from the trunk or balite roots, mix with "monkey fetus" and scorch. | Apply the balite skin to the part where the fracture is, secure it with its own Balite skin. | Scrape the bark.

Location & Habitat

REGION XI (DAVAO REGION), DAVAO DEL SUR, CITY OF DAVAO, Tropical lower montane rainforest

Research

Kinasang'an Foundation Inc: Documentation of Medicinal Plants and Healing Rituals of the Obu-Manuvu Tribe of Marilog District, Davao City.

Additional Images

Balite (Bis.)
Balite (Bis.)
Balite (Bis.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Ficus balete Merr.
Local Name
Balite (Bis.)
Family
Malvaceae
Category
Antiseptic
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026