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