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Matang hipon (Filipino), Indian snowberry (English)
Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fisch.
SkinShrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Red Fruits: Red
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Diarrhea. Preparation: Decoction: Get enough part/s and boil.. Part used: All, specially the roots | Oral thrush. Preparation: Decoction: Get enough size of karupising's bark and boil.. Part used: Bark | Oral thrush. Preparation: Get enough size of karupising's bark, set on fire to become charred then pound.. Part used: Bark
Preparation
Decoction: Get enough part/s and boil. | Decoction: Get enough size of karupising's bark and boil. | Get enough size of karupising's bark, set on fire to become charred then pound.
Location & Habitat
MIMAROPA REGION, ORIENTAL MINDORO, BULALACAO (SAN PEDRO), Forest
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
- Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fisch.
- Local Name
- Matang hipon (Filipino), Indian snowberry (English)
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Category
- Skin
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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