Buli (Tag.)

Corypha elata Roxb.

Skin

Palm Height: 20 meters in height Leaves: Leaves are large and fan-shaped, rounded in outline, up to 3 meters long, palmately split into about 100, lanceolate, 1.5 to 6 centimeters wide, segments extending one-half to two-thirds to the base; petioles are very stout, up to 3 meters long, 20 centimeters thick at the base, the margins armed with stout black spines. Flowers: Inflorescence is pyramidal, up to 7 meters high, the lower branches up to 3.5 meters long, the upper gradually shorter, the ultimate branches about 1 meter long. Flowers are numerous, greenish-white, 5 to 6 millimeters in diameter. Fruits: Fruits are globose, fleshy, 2 to 2.5 centimeters in diameter.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Bughat (a little more than relapse). Preparation: Step 1: Place the salong below the upturned aluminum plate; light the tip of the scrape bark and let the smoke fill the whole upturned aluminum plate and the soot sticks to the plate. Step 2: Slightly toast the palm of buli, smash with a bolo, get the sooted aluminum plate then squeeze the smashed toasted stem on it. Make sure that the extracted juice directly falls to the aluminum plate. Make mixture from the juice and the soot.. Part used: Palm | Bughat (a little more than relapse). Preparation: Decoction: Chop the leaves into small pieces and boil in 3 glasses of water for 3-5 minutes.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Step 1: Place the salong below the upturned aluminum plate; light the tip of the scrape bark and let the smoke fill the whole upturned aluminum plate and the soot sticks to the plate. Step 2: Slightly toast the palm of buli, smash with a bolo, get the sooted aluminum plate then squeeze the smashed toasted stem on it. Make sure that the extracted juice directly falls to the aluminum plate. Make mixture from the juice and the soot. | Decoction: Chop the leaves into small pieces and boil in 3 glasses of water for 3-5 minutes.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SIQUIJOR (Capital), Forest

Research

Siquijor State College: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices in Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (Folk Healing Practices of Siquijor Island) Phase 1

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Quick Info

Scientific Name: Corypha elata Roxb.
Local Name: Buli (Tag.)
Family: Arecaceae
Category: Skin
Collected By: Not provided
Date Collected: Jun 28, 2026

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