Pakpak lawin (Tag.)
Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J. Sm.
AllDeciduous Fern Height: Growing up to 1 meter tall. Leaves: Leaves are of two kinds: cup-leaves and the fertile fronds. Cup-leaves are humus gathering fronds, brown and shiny when mature, ovate, coriaceous, somewhat imbricate, 15 to 30 centimeters long, 5 to 20 centimeters wide, concave, shallowly lobed below and deeply so above. Fertile fronds are long, pinnately lobed, on stipes 20 to 30 centimeters long. Sori are 40 to 120 centimeters in length; lobes are rather large and arranged in tow rows between the main veins.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Totoy naghubag (breast Cancer). Preparation: Scrape 1 spoonful of cabon-cabon flesh.. Part used: Flesh
Preparation
Scrape 1 spoonful of cabon-cabon flesh.
Location & Habitat
REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SIQUIJOR (Capital), Primary and secondary forests, growing on rocks, trees, old stone walls.
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
- Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J. Sm.
- Local Name
- Pakpak lawin (Tag.)
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Category
- All
- Collected By
- Not provided
- Date Collected
- Jul 03, 2026
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