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Binnuk (dark to light green kasl alnus)

Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.

Respiratory

Shrub Height: typically grows to a height of 3 to 6 meters (10 to 20 feet), although it can sometimes reach up to 12 meters (40 feet) in optimal conditions. Leaves: Petiole slightly canaliculate, 1-1.8 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate to oblong, 8-17(-21) × 5-9(-11) cm, papery, punctate-lineate, base obtuse or subrounded, margin serrate-dentate or -denticulate, teeth not callose, apex acute or acuminate. Flowers: Inflorescences axillary or subterminal, racemose or paniculate, 3-5 cm, glabrescent or glandular granulose; bracteoles broadly ovate, obtuse to rounded apically. Flowers white or light yellow-green, ca. 2 mm. Pedicel 1-2 mm, glandular granulose. Calyx lobes broadly ovate, pellucid punctate, margin entire, sparsely ciliate, apex obtuse to rounded. Corolla campanulate, orange punctate-lineate; lobes broadly ovate, as long as or longer than tube, margin subundulate, apex acute. Stamens inserted at middle of corolla tube, included; filaments as long as or longer than anthers; anthers rounded. Pistil included. Style short; stigma lobed. Fruits: Fruit globose or subglobose, ca. 3 mm in diam., with longitudinal ribs; persistent calyx lobes closed at fruit apex.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Trangkaso (Flu). Preparation: Maisagana (Ingredients and materials): - 10 ay bulong (15 leaves) - 1 litro ay danum (1 L water) - Banga (pot) - Lupot unno din mabalin ay pangsagat (strainer) - Kumpormi ay pangipay-an (any liquid container) Iyat na ay mangamag (How to prepare): - Epeey din danum sin banga asi paluwagen. (Put water in a pot and let boil.) - Nu nanluwag din danum yan itapi din bulong (When water starts to boil add the leaves.) - Paluwagen si 5 ay minutos. (Let it boil for 5 minutes.) - Sagaten asi inumen. (Strain, and water is ready to drink.) - Maminsan ay man-inum si esay agew. (One cup a day.). Part used: Leaves | Uyek (Cough). Preparation: Maisagana (Ingerdients and materials: - 10 ay bulong (15 leaves) - 1 litro ay danum (1 L water) - Banga (pot) - Lupot unno din mabalin ay pangsagat (strainer) - Kumpormi ay pangipay-an (any liquid container) Iyat na ay mangamag (How to prepare): - Epeey din danum sin banga asi paluwagen. (Put water in a pot and let boil.) - Nu nanluwag din danum yan itapi din bulong (When water starts to boil add the leaves.) - Paluwagen si 5 ay minutos. (Let it boil for 5 minutes.) - Sagaten asi inumen. (Strain, and water is ready to drink.) - Maminsan ay man-inum si esay agew. (One cup a day.). Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Maisagana (Ingredients and materials): - 10 ay bulong (15 leaves) - 1 litro ay danum (1 L water) - Banga (pot) - Lupot unno din mabalin ay pangsagat (strainer) - Kumpormi ay pangipay-an (any liquid container) Iyat na ay mangamag (How to prepare): - Epeey din danum sin banga asi paluwagen. (Put water in a pot and let boil.) - Nu nanluwag din danum yan itapi din bulong (When water starts to boil add the leaves.) - Paluwagen si 5 ay minutos. (Let it boil for 5 minutes.) - Sagaten asi inumen. (Strain, and water is ready to drink.) - Maminsan ay man-inum si esay agew. (One cup a day.) | Maisagana (Ingerdients and materials: - 10 ay bulong (15 leaves) - 1 litro ay danum (1 L water) - Banga (pot) - Lupot unno din mabalin ay pangsagat (strainer) - Kumpormi ay pangipay-an (any liquid container) Iyat na ay mangamag (How to prepare): - Epeey din danum sin banga asi paluwagen. (Put water in a pot and let boil.) - Nu nanluwag din danum yan itapi din bulong (When water starts to boil add the leaves.) - Paluwagen si 5 ay minutos. (Let it boil for 5 minutes.) - Sagaten asi inumen. (Strain, and water is ready to drink.) - Maminsan ay man-inum si esay agew. (One cup a day.)

Location & Habitat

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, Mossy Forest

Research

Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.
Local Name
Binnuk (dark to light green kasl alnus)
Family
Primulaceae
Category
Respiratory
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026