Anuang (Tag.)

Cyperus kyllingia

Respiratory

A perennial herb Height: Up to 5-45 cm long Leaves: Leaves are shorter than the stem, up to 15 centimeters in length or longer, 3 to 4 millimeters wide; with the bracts similar. Flowers: Spikes are ovoid, simple, white, 8 to 13 centimeters long. Spikelets are very numerous, 3 to 3.5 millimeters long, the flowering glume distinctly winged along the keel. Inflorescence is a globose terminal head, 5 to 10 millimeters in diameter. Fruits: Fruit is a nut , up to 1.5 millimeters long, oblong to suborbicular, with a lens-shaped achene.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Hilanat sa bata (fever in child) at Magngipon ang bata (tooth grown in infant). Preparation: Wash and boil the whole plant of busikad in 3-5 glasses of water. Part used: Whole plant

Preparation

Wash and boil the whole plant of busikad in 3-5 glasses of water

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, In waste places, open grasslands, roadsides | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, In waste places, open grasslands, roadsides

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

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Quick Info

Scientific Name: Cyperus kyllingia
Local Name: Anuang (Tag.)
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Respiratory
Collected By: Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected: Nov 29, 2018

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