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Buli (Tag.)

Buli (Tag.)

Corypha elata Roxb.

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A large 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 (kind of sickness or a relapse) at Kabuhi (an illness characterized by dizziness, nausea and symptoms similar to hyperacidity). Preparation: Collect and chop about 7-12 inches of buli branch and heat over live coal until half-burned. Squeeze the branch to extract the juice.. Part used: Branch

Preparation

Collect and chop about 7-12 inches of buli branch and heat over live coal until half-burned. Squeeze the branch to extract the juice.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Lowland areas, widely scattered and subgregarious in others

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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Buli (Tag.)
Buli (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Corypha elata Roxb.
Local Name
Buli (Tag.)
Family
Arecaceae
Category
All
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Nov 29, 2018