False garlic (Engl.)

False garlic (Engl.)

Mansoa alliancea (Lam.) A. H. Gentry

Antiseptic

Shrubby 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.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Lowland areas | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Lowland areas

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

Additional Images

False garlic (Engl.)
False garlic (Engl.)

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