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Bulak-bulakan (Filipino)

Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell & A. Gibson

Skin

Tree Height: About 30-40 ft. Leaves: Not provided Flowers: White Fruits: Small green round fruit

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Mucus in stool. Preparation: Decoction: Get enough size of bark and boil.. Part used: Bark | Pain in the lower abdominal area. Preparation: Decoction: Get enough size of bark and boil.. Part used: Bark | Stomach ache. Preparation: Decoction: Get a palm size bark and boil in 1 liter of water for 5 mins.. Part used: Bark | Loose stool. Preparation: Decoction: Get a palm size bark and boil in 1 liter of water for 5 mins.. Part used: Bark

Preparation

Decoction: Get enough size of bark and boil. | Decoction: Get enough size of bark and boil. | Decoction: Get a palm size bark and boil in 1 liter of water for 5 mins. | Decoction: Get a palm size bark and boil in 1 liter of water for 5 mins.

Location & Habitat

MIMAROPA REGION, ORIENTAL MINDORO, BULALACAO (SAN PEDRO)

Research

University of the Philippines Manila: Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health for Selected Ethnolinguistic Groups: The HANUNUO MANGYAN people of Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque and Sitio Balugo, Barangay Budburan, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro

Quick Info

Scientific Name: Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell & A. Gibson
Local Name: Bulak-bulakan (Filipino)
Family: Malvaceae
Category: Skin
Date Collected: Jun 28, 2026

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