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==News About Shiny Bush (Pansit Pansitan) == | ==News About Shiny Bush (Pansit Pansitan) == | ||
'''Pansit-pansitan – Scientific name: Peperomia pellucida Linn.''' | |||
*Source:http://www.filipinoherbshealingwonders.filipinovegetarianrecipe.com/pansit-pansitan.htm | |||
:(Healing Wonders of Philippine Medicinal Plants) | |||
An annual herb, shallow rooted, may reach 40 cm high, with succulent stems. Leaves are alternate, heart-shaped and turgid, as transparent and smooth as candle wax. Tiny dotlike flowers scattered along solitary and leaf-opposed stalk (spike); naked; maturing gradually from the base to the tip; turning brown when ripe. Propagation by seeds. Numerous tiny seeds drop off when mature and grow easily in clumps and groups in damp areas. | |||
Distribution | |||
An annual herb, favoring shady, damp and loose soil. | |||
Often grows in groups in nooks in the garden and yard. | |||
Conspicious in rocky parts of canals. | |||
Parts utilized | |||
Leaves and stems. | |||
Nutritional value: | |||
Leaves and stems may be eaten as vegetable. | |||
In salads, the fresh plant has the crispness of carrot sticks and celery. | |||
Medicinal Uses: | |||
Infusion and decoction of leaves and stems are used for gout and arthritis. | |||
Externally, as a facial rinse for complexion problems. | |||
Pounded whole plant used as warm poultice for boils, pustules and pimples. | |||
New uses | |||
Belongs to the “preferred list” of Philippine medicinal plants, being studied for its use in the treatment of arthritis and gout. | |||
For arthritis: Leaves and stems of the fresh plant may be eaten as salad. Or, as an infusion, put a 20-cm plant in 2 glasses of boiling water; and 1/2 cup of this infusion is taken morning and evening. | |||
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'''Uses and Preparation of Ulasiman-bato; Pansit-pansitan (Peperomia pellucida)''' | '''Uses and Preparation of Ulasiman-bato; Pansit-pansitan (Peperomia pellucida)''' | ||
*Source:http://traditional-medicinenews.blogspot.com/2011/09/uses-and-preparation-of-ulasiman-bato.html | *Source:http://traditional-medicinenews.blogspot.com/2011/09/uses-and-preparation-of-ulasiman-bato.html | ||