Lunas nga kahoy (Bis.)

Lunas nga kahoy (Bis.)

Lunasia sp.

Digestive

shrub -small tree Height: 12 m Leaves: Crowded toward branchlet ends, on petioles 1.5-15 cm long, blades obblanceolate to obovate or elliptic or lanceolate, 5.5-60 cm long, chartaceous, pale green beneath, rounded to acuminate, at base cuneate to narrowly rounded or cordate: main veins 9-35 (or more) pairs; margins subentire to sinuate or sinuate-subdentate. Flowers: Inflorescence to 25-28 cm long, the staminate wider than the pistilate. Flowers in head clusters 3-6 mm diam. Very small; sepals 0.5 mm long in staminate, to 1.5 mm long in pistillate flowers; petals greenish yellow to whitish, 1 mm long in staminate, 2-2.3 mm long in pitillate flowers. Fertile stamens 1 mm long. Fertile gynoecium 0.9 mm wide, not so high; styles 0.3 mm long, stigma 0.5 mm long Fruits: With 3 yellowish capsules, each of which is 1 cm or more in length, is plainly marked with ribs, and opens along the veins and upper sutures, (1) with 3 black seeds (2) Flowering and bearing fruits all year round.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Anemia, Diarrhea, Fever, Intestinal Colic, Loss of appetite. Preparation: Chop and air dry the stem, root, and leaves. Then, soak in the coconut oil or any edible oil. The oil can be used for external and internal purposes.. Part used: Branch/ Stem | Headache, Stomach pains, Venomous bite of animals. Preparation: Chop and air dry the stem, root, and leaves. Then, soak in the coconut oil or any edible oil. The oil can be used for external and internal purposes.. Part used: Branch/ Stem

Preparation

Chop and air dry the stem, root, and leaves. Then, soak in the coconut oil or any edible oil. The oil can be used for external and internal purposes. | Chop and air dry the stem, root, and leaves. Then, soak in the coconut oil or any edible oil. The oil can be used for external and internal purposes.

Location & Habitat

REGION XIII (Caraga), SURIGAO DEL SUR, LANUZA, Dry thickets, well-drained rain forests to secondary growth forests

Research

Caraga State University: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health of Butuanon in Butuan City

Additional Images

Lunas nga kahoy (Bis.)
Lunas nga kahoy (Bis.)
Lunas nga kahoy (Bis.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Lunasia sp.
Local Name
Lunas nga kahoy (Bis.)
Family
Rutaceae
Category
Digestive
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026