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Malatabako (Tag.)

Malatabako (Tag.)

Solanum sp.

Skin

A shrub Height: 1 to 4 meters high Leaves: Leaves are single, alternate, green in color, ovate shape, entire and pinnate veined. Its large leaves have entire margins and densely hairy undersides. Flowers: Flowers are white or pale blue, about 2 centimeters across, in compact, dichotomous corymbs. Calyx is grayish green, cup-shaped, about 5 millimeters long, very wooly, with short and broadly triangular segments. Corolla is wooly without, with spreading, oblong-ovate lobes, about 1.3 centimeters in diameter. Fruits: Fruit a globose berry 8–12 mm in diameter, short-hairy, dull yellow to orange when ripe, many-seeded.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Bughat (a little more than relapse). Preparation: Get enough amount of roots and boil in 3 glasses of water.. Part used: Roots

Preparation

Get enough amount of roots and boil in 3 glasses of water.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SIQUIJOR (Capital), Secondary forests, coastal vegetation, pasture and disturbed areas including roadsides and urban open space

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

Additional Images

Malatabako (Tag.)
Malatabako (Tag.)
Malatabako (Tag.)
Malatabako (Tag.)
Malatabako (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Solanum sp.
Local Name
Malatabako (Tag.)
Family
Solanaceae
Category
Skin
Collected By
Not provided
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026
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