Nutrush (Engl.)
Scleria scrobiculata Nees &Meyen ex Nees
SkinGrass Height: 50 cm Leaves: Leaves clustered in the middle of the culms or stems have scabrid margins, linear, gradually narrowed upwards, leaf sheaths glabrous, rarely hairy (1) Flowers: paniculate have several branches bearing male and female spikelets (1) Fruits: Nutlets (achene) whitish, ovoid to broadly ovoid, slightly 3-sided, with hexagonal reticulation, scrobiculate (marked with many shallow depressions, grooves, or pits) (1) the fruit is triangular to terete (circular) in cross-section (2)
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
relapse. Preparation: Boil the roots. Part used: Roots | Food Poisoning. Preparation: Boil the roots. Part used: Roots
Preparation
Boil the roots | Boil the roots
Location & Habitat
REGION X (NORTHERN MINDANAO), MISAMIS ORIENTAL, MAGSAYSAY (LINUGOS), Pond/lake shores, riverbank, aquatic, wetlands
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
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Scleria scrobiculata Nees &Meyen ex Nees
- Local Name
- Nutrush (Engl.)
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Category
- Skin
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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