Wednesday, March 17, 2010

BIGNAI (Antidesma bunius (L) Spreng.)


Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here. Bignai is a dioecious small tree reaching a height of about 10 m and a diameter of about 40 cm. the bark is dark brown.


Medicinal Value:


■ Leaves are acidic and diaphoretic (having the power to increase perspiration). Young leaves are boiled with pot-herbs and used by the natives in syphilitic infection.

Photo courtesy: hiroshima

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