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Silk Bananas, Apple Banana (English), Latundan (Filipino)

Musa sapientum L. var cinerea (Blco.)Teod.

Antiseptic

Not provided Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

For ménit é lawa. Preparation: Get one by one or piece by piece the unopen banana leaf.. Part used: Young leaves which are still closed, udlot na wala pa ni buka | For loose bowel movement, kalibanga (Bisaya). Preparation: Decoction- Obtain 1 young fruit of Latundan. Mince the young fruit and boil in 2 cups of water until one cup is left.. Part used: Young fruit | For cut or wound. Preparation: Cut the body of saging Litundan.. Part used: Bark's sap | For pangindus. Preparation: Gather 1 unripe fruit of tundan.. Part used: Fruit

Preparation

Get one by one or piece by piece the unopen banana leaf. | Decoction- Obtain 1 young fruit of Latundan. Mince the young fruit and boil in 2 cups of water until one cup is left. | Cut the body of saging Litundan. | Gather 1 unripe fruit of tundan.

Location & Habitat

REGION XII (SOCCSKSARGEN), COTABATO (NORTH COTABATO), MAKILALA

Research

UPM, UP Baguio, Oriental Mindoro Medical Society, Mangyan Heritage Center, WMSU and UP Mindanao: Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Selected Ethnolinguistic Group: The TAGABAWA BAGOBO people of Sitio Todaya, Sta. Cruz, Sibulan, Davao del Sur and Old Bulatukan and Lucatong, Makilala, North Cotabato

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Musa sapientum L. var cinerea (Blco.)Teod.
Local Name
Silk Bananas, Apple Banana (English), Latundan (Filipino)
Family
Musaceae
Category
Antiseptic
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026