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Akapulko (Sul., Tag.)

Akapulko (Sul., Tag.)

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

Skin

A coarse, erect, branched shrub. Height: 1.5 to 3 meters high Leaves: Leaves are pinnate and 40 to 60 centimeters long, with orange rachis on stout branches. Each leaf has 16 to 28 leaflets, 5 to 15 centimeters in length, broad and rounded at the apex, with a small point at the tip. Leaflets gradually increase in size from the base towards the tip of the leaf. Flowers: Inflorescences are terminal and at the axils of the leaves, in simple or panicled racemes, and 10 to 50 centimeters long. Flowers are yellow, about 4 centimeters inn diameter, at the axils of thin, yellow, oblong, concave bracts which are 2.5 to 3 centimeters long. Fruits: Not provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Alap-ap (white splotches on the skin or tinea versicolor). Preparation: Collect enough number of leaves and crush it by hand.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Collect enough number of leaves and crush it by hand.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Often occurs on wet soil in wastelands and flood plains. | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Often occurs on wet soil in wastelands and flood plains.

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

Akapulko (Sul., Tag.)
Akapulko (Sul., Tag.)
Akapulko (Sul., Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Local Name
Akapulko (Sul., Tag.)
Family
Fabaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Nov 29, 2018
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