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Lipang-aso (Tag.)

Lipang-aso (Tag.)

Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew

Pain Relief

An erect plant, somewhat branched or simple annual herb. Height: Up to 0.5 to 1.5 meters high Leaves: Leaves are ovate, 5 to 15 centimeters long, with tapering pointed tip, broad rounded base, and toothed margin, with scattered hairs on both surfaces. Flowers: Inflorescence is narrow, axillary, slender, up to 20 centimeters in length, of numerous, short paniculately arranged cymes. Flowers are small, crowded, greenish, intermixed with numerous pedicels of fallen flowers. Perianth of the pistillate flower is 1 to 1.5 centimeters long. Achenes are straw-colored, compressed and about 1.5 to 1.8 millimeters long. Fruits: Not provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Sakit ngipon (toothache). Preparation: Collect 1 newly-sprout leaf and crush it by hand.. Part used: Newly-sprout leaf

Preparation

Collect 1 newly-sprout leaf and crush it by hand.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, In settled areas, cultivated areas, roadsides and other disturbed places. | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, In settled areas, cultivated areas, roadsides and other disturbed places.

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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Lipang-aso (Tag.)
Lipang-aso (Tag.)
Lipang-aso (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew
Local Name
Lipang-aso (Tag.)
Family
Urticaceae
Category
Pain Relief
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Jul 20, 2018
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