Matang-hipon (Tag.)

Glochidion sp.

Skin

An erect, monoecious, slender, smooth shrub. Height: 1.5 to 4 meters high Leaves: Leaves are distichous, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 1 to 3 centimeters long. Flowers: Flowers are very small, greenish, axillary, and about 1 millimeter in diameter. Fruits: Fruit is pink, somewhat fleshy, nearly spherical, about 5 millimeters in diameter.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Kabuhi/Kabuhion (combination of severe, headache, vomiting). Preparation: Boil enough amount of tulog-tulog dagko leaves in a liter of water.. Part used: Leaves | Buang (insanity orlunation). Preparation: Scraped the stem of tulog-tulog dagko. Cover with banana leaf and heat over live coal for 2-3 minutes.. Part used: Stem

Preparation

Boil enough amount of tulog-tulog dagko leaves in a liter of water. | Scraped the stem of tulog-tulog dagko. Cover with banana leaf and heat over live coal for 2-3 minutes.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SAN JUAN, Lowland forests and secondary regrowth. | 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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Quick Info

Scientific Name: Glochidion sp.
Local Name: Matang-hipon (Tag.)
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Category: Skin
Collected By: Not provided
Date Collected: Jun 28, 2026

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