Palis (Tag.)
Callicarpa formosana Rolfe
RespiratoryA shrub Height: Growing 1 to 3 meters high Leaves: Leaves are ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 5 to 15 centimeters long, 2.5 to 6 centimeters wide, with a long slender, pointed tip and pointed to blunt base. Lowers surfaces of the leaves are densely covered with stellate hairs, and with numerous, small, waxy, yellow glands. Flowers: Cymes are axillary, short-stalked, and 2 to 4 centimeters long. Flowers are pale purplish or lavender, and about 3 millimeters long. Fruits: Fruit is a berry, fleshy, rounded, pale lavender, and 4 to 5 millimeters in diameter.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Hubag (boils). Preparation: Heat 3-5 leaves of aloloy for 1-2 minutes.. Part used: Leaves | Pasmo sa kaon/kusog (overworked). Preparation: Boil the chopped stem in a liter of water.. Part used: Stem | Samad (wound). Preparation: Pound enough amount of aloloy leaves and squeeze out the juice.. Part used: Leaves | Ubo (cough). Preparation: Boil 7 leaves in 3 glasses of water.. Part used: Leaves | Kalibanga (diarrhea). Preparation: Heat 3 leaves of aloloy for 1-2 minutes.. Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Heat 3-5 leaves of aloloy for 1-2 minutes. | Boil the chopped stem in a liter of water. | Pound enough amount of aloloy leaves and squeeze out the juice. | Boil 7 leaves in 3 glasses of water. | Heat 3 leaves of aloloy for 1-2 minutes.
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Callicarpa formosana Rolfe
- Local Name
- Palis (Tag.)
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Category
- Respiratory
- Collected By
- Not provided
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026