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Buli (Tag.)

Buli (Tag.)

Corypha elata Roxb.

Skin

Arborescent palm Height: Up to 20 meters Leaves: Leaves are large and fan-shaped, rounded in outline, up to 3 meters long, palmately split into about 100, 1.5 to 6 centimeters wide, lanceolate segments extending one-half to two-thirds to the base; petioles are very stout, up to 3 meters long, 20 centimeters thick at the base, the margins armed with stout black spines. Flowers: Inflorescence is pyramidal, up to 7 meters high, the lower branches up to 3.5 meters long, the upper gradually shorter, the ultimate branches about 1 meter long. Flowers are numerous, greenish-white, 5 to 6 millimeters in diameter. Fruits: Fruits are globose, fleshy, 2 to 2.5 centimeters in diameter.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Bughat (a little more than relapse). Preparation: Boil the chopped buli palm and frond in a liter of water for 15-20 minutes.. Part used: Palm and palwa (frond) | Hilo (poison). Preparation: Boil the finely chopped buli palm and frond in 3-5 glasses of water.. Part used: Palm and palwa (frond)

Preparation

Boil the chopped buli palm and frond in a liter of water for 15-20 minutes. | Boil the finely chopped buli palm and frond in 3-5 glasses of water.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SAN JUAN, Lowland areas, widely scattered and subgregarious in others | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SAN JUAN

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 2

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Buli (Tag.)
Buli (Tag.)
Buli (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Corypha elata Roxb.
Local Name
Buli (Tag.)
Family
Arecaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Not provided
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026
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