Batuan ( Bis.)

Batuan ( Bis.)

Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr.

Skin

A tree Height: 12 meters tall Leaves: Simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.6-1.5 cm long, canaliculate, sheathing at base, glabrous; lamina 6.5-15 x 3.5-8 cm, usually elliptic, sometimes narrow obovate, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate; coriaceous or subcoriaceous, glabrous; secondary nerves 6-8 pairs; tertiary nerves obscure. Flowers: Show inflorescence and are dioecious; male flowers in fascicles, axillary; female flowers larger than male, solitary, axillary. Fruits: Fruit a berry, 1.5-2.5 cm long, subglobose, or globose, smooth, yellowish or light pink, surrounded at the base by persistent sepals, crowned by flat tuberculate round stigmas, pulp sweet, acidic.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Bughat (kind of sickness or a relapse). Preparation: Scrape the bark and boil in 1/2 liter of water for 10 minutes.. Part used: Bark

Preparation

Scrape the bark and boil in 1/2 liter of water for 10 minutes.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Secondary forests | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Secondary forests

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 3

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Batuan ( Bis.)
Batuan ( Bis.)
Batuan ( Bis.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr.
Local Name
Batuan ( Bis.)
Family
Clusiaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Sep 07, 2018