Binnuk (dark to light green kasl alnus)
Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.
RespiratoryShrub 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
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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