Medicinal Plant: Pansit-pansitan/Sinaw-sinaw

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

Scientific Name: Peperomia pellucida Linn. Other scientific names: Peperomia bilineata Miq., Peperomia hymenophylla Miq., Peperomia pellucida Linn., Piper pellucida Linn., Micropiper pellucidum Miq., Micropiper tenellum Klotz Common names: Ikmo-ikmohan, Olasiman-ihalas (C. Bis.), Sahica-puti (Tag.), Sida-sida, Sinaw-sinaw, Tagulinaw, Tangon-tangon, Ulasiman bato, Ulasimang bato, Clear weed (Engl.), Shiny bush (Engl.), Silver bush (Engl.), Cao hu jiao (Chin.) [...]

Medicinal Plants: Pansit-Pansitan (Peperomia pellucida Linn.) a.k.a. Ulasiman-Bato

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Pansit-pansitan (family: Piperaceae) is an herbal medicine also known as Ulasiman-bato, olasiman-ihalas & tangon-tangon in the Philippines. English name: peperomia. It is a small herb that grows from 1 to 1 1/2 feet. Pansit-pansitan can be found wild on lightly shaded and damp areas such as nooks, walls, yards and even roofs. Pansit-pansitan has heart [...]