Ginseng (Engl.)

Jatropha podagrica Hook.

Skin

Shrub Height: Not Provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Body pain. Preparation: Gather 1 stem, boil in 2 glasses of water. Or chop the whole stem and soak in tanduay drink.. Part used: Stem | Toothache. Preparation: Collect sap from Ginseng plant near its leaves by using a cotton.. Part used: Leaf | Bughat. Preparation: Boil 2 pieces of 2 inches-size trunk in 5 glasses of water.. Part used: Stem, Branch | Hypogastric pain. Preparation: Gather rhizome of Ginseng and Turmerica and a stem of panyawan. Chop into pieces the soak in Sioctong or Tanduay drink.. Part used: Rhizome, Roots of ginseng, Rhizome of of turmeric, stem of panyawan | Pamaol (Body Pain). Preparation: Get the stem, put it in a bottle filled with emperador.. Part used: Lawas (Stem)

Preparation

Gather 1 stem, boil in 2 glasses of water. Or chop the whole stem and soak in tanduay drink. | Collect sap from Ginseng plant near its leaves by using a cotton. | Boil 2 pieces of 2 inches-size trunk in 5 glasses of water. | Gather rhizome of Ginseng and Turmerica and a stem of panyawan. Chop into pieces the soak in Sioctong or Tanduay drink. | Get the stem, put it in a bottle filled with emperador.

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.

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Quick Info

Scientific Name: Jatropha podagrica Hook.
Local Name: Ginseng (Engl.)
Family: Araliaceae
Category: Skin
Date Collected: Jun 28, 2026

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