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Sampa-sampalukan (Tag.)

Sampa-sampalukan (Tag.)

Phyllanthus niruri L.

Diabetes

An erect, branching, slender, smooth herb. Height: Growing 50 to 60 centimeters high. Leaves: Leaves are small and oblong, alternate and often imbricated, oblong to elliptic-oblong, 5 to 8 millimeters long, rather pale beneath, and on very short stalks. Flowers: Flowers are axillary and solitary, pale green or white, about 0.5 millimeter long. Capsules are smooth, rounded or somewhat flattened, 1.5 to 2 millimeters in diameter.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Magngipon ang bata (tooth grown in infant). Preparation: Wash and soak the whole plant in a glass of lukewarm water.. Part used: Whole plant | Abdominal distention in child. Preparation: Burn 1 handful leaves of solo salipod until it turn into ashen form.. Part used: Leaves | Diabetes (diabetes mellitus). Preparation: Wash and boil the whole plant of tugas salipod in a liter of water.. Part used: Whole plant

Preparation

Wash and soak the whole plant in a glass of lukewarm water. | Burn 1 handful leaves of solo salipod until it turn into ashen form. | Wash and boil the whole plant of tugas salipod in a liter of water.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SAN JUAN, Roadside and garden weed | 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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Sampa-sampalukan (Tag.)
Sampa-sampalukan (Tag.)
Sampa-sampalukan (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Phyllanthus niruri L.
Local Name
Sampa-sampalukan (Tag.)
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Category
Diabetes
Collected By
Not provided
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026
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