False garlic (Engl.)
Mansoa alliancea (Lam.) A. H. Gentry
AntisepticShrubby vine with numerous woody vines from the roots. Height: Grow 2 to 3 meters to a shrub-like appearance. Leaves: Leaves are ovate, up to 15 centimeters long, with acute tip, leathery, dull to bright green. Flowers: Flowers are in clusters, borne at the axils of leaves. Petals are usually deep lavender, with a white throat that fade to a pale lavender, then to almost white. Fruits: Not provided
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Unexplained illness or maladies caused by witchcraft like daot, paktol, barang, hilo.. Preparation: Chop the stems of ahos-ahos and boil in 1/2 liter of water for 10 minutes.. Part used: Stems | Sakit ngipon (toothache). Preparation: Get the roots and scrape it.. Part used: Roots | Hilanat (fever) at Sakit tiyan (stomachache). Preparation: Get the whole roots and wash thoroughly. Boil in 1/2 liter of water for 10 minutes.. Part used: Roots | Samad (wounds). Preparation: Collect enough number of leaves, pound and squeeze out the juice.. Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Chop the stems of ahos-ahos and boil in 1/2 liter of water for 10 minutes. | Get the roots and scrape it. | Get the whole roots and wash thoroughly. Boil in 1/2 liter of water for 10 minutes. | Collect enough number of leaves, pound and squeeze out the juice.
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Mansoa alliancea (Lam.) A. H. Gentry
- Local Name
- False garlic (Engl.)
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Category
- Antiseptic
- Collected By
- Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
- Date Collected
- Dec 13, 2018