Lady’s Finger (Engl.), Okra (Tag, Ceb)
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
AntisepticHerbs Height: 3-5 feet Leaves: Leaves alternate, palmately lobed or palmilobed, usually sagittate to hastate with to-parted segments or pennilobed, margins crenate-dentate, rarely entire, Flowers: Inflorescence axillary or terminal, solitary or cymes. Flowers: Flowers bisexual, pedicel slender Fruits: Fruit capsule, ovoid to cylindric, apex beaked or mucronate, dehiscent with longitudinal slits towards the base
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Wounds. Preparation: Pound the leaves. Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Pound the leaves
Location & Habitat
REGION XIII (Caraga), AGUSAN DEL NORTE, CITY OF BUTUAN (Capital), Soil/Terrestrial
Research
Caraga State University: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health of Butuanon in Butuan City
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
- Local Name
- Lady’s Finger (Engl.), Okra (Tag, Ceb)
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Category
- Antiseptic
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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