Asuete (Tag.)

Bixa orellana Linn.

Respiratory

A shrub or small tree Height: 4 to 6 meters Leaves: Leaves are entire, alternate with long petioles, ovate, 8 to 20 centimeters long, 5 to 12 centimeters wide, with a broad and heart-shaped base, and a pointed tip. Flowers: The flowers are white or pinkish, 4 to 6 centimeters diameter, 4 to 6 centimeters in diameter on terminal panicles. Fruits: Fruits are spiny capsules, ovoid or rounded, reddish brown, about 4 centimeters long, and covered with long, slender and soft spines.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Takigan (chills), Ubo (cough) at Sip-on (cold). Preparation: Collect 5 flowers, 7 leaves and wash thoroughly. Boil in 5 glasses of water for 10 minutes. Part used: Flowers and leaves | Nalipong (faint or dizzy). Preparation: Chop the roots and put these in a bottle. Add lana or coconut oil and let it soak.. Part used: Roots

Preparation

Collect 5 flowers, 7 leaves and wash thoroughly. Boil in 5 glasses of water for 10 minutes | Chop the roots and put these in a bottle. Add lana or coconut oil and let it soak.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Lowland areas | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Lowland areas

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

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Quick Info

Scientific Name: Bixa orellana Linn.
Local Name: Asuete (Tag.)
Family: Bixaceae
Category: Respiratory
Collected By: Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected: Dec 13, 2018

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