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Botany
A small, soft and smooth
herb, 10 cm or less in height. Stems are slenderand angular, green with
a tint of purple. Leaves occur in two rows, petioled, somewhat elliptical
in shape, 2 to 5 mm in length. Flowers are very small and crowded in
small inflorescences (cymes), greenish or tinged with red and less than
1 mm in length.
Distribution
Widely distributed, on
damp walls, throughout the Philippines.
Parts utilized
Entire plant.
Uses
FOLKLORIC
Infusion is used as a
diuretic.
Sweetened decoction of roots used as diuretic.
Availability
Wildcrafted.
Occasionally cultivated as a dish garden plant or cover plant.
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