Duhat (Tag.)
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
SkinA smooth tree Height: 8 to 15 meters high Leaves: Leaves are opposite, shiny and leathery, oblong-ovate to elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 6 to 12 centimeters long, the tip being broad and shortly pointed. Flowers: Flowers are small, numerous, scented, pink or nearly white, in clusters, without stalks, borne in crowded fascicles on the ends of the branchlets. Fruits: Fruit is oval to elliptic, 1.5 to 3.5 centimeters long, dark purple or nearly black, luscious, fleshy and edible with a sweet astringent taste.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Kalibanga (diarrhea). Preparation: Boil 9 leaves and chopped the bark in a liter of water for 20 minutes.. Part used: Bark and leaves
Preparation
Boil 9 leaves and chopped the bark in a liter of water for 20 minutes.
Location & Habitat
REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SAN JUAN, Cultivated in home gardens, grasslands and 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 2
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
- Local Name
- Duhat (Tag.)
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Category
- Skin
- Collected By
- Not provided
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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