Sigang-dagat
Ludwigia adscendens

Common names
Gabi-gabi (Mag.)
Sigang-dagat (Tag.)

Botany
· Creeping or floating, smooth herbaceous plant. Floating stem frequently exhibits cylindric white vesicles and 1.5 to 5 cm long.
· Leaves: obovate to oblong-ovate, rounded or obtuse, 1.5 to 5 cm long the floating stem frequently with cylindric white vesicles at the node.
· Flowers: 5-parted and borne in the axil of the leaves. Calyx-lobes lanceolate, about 7 cm long. Petals, obovate, white, pale yellow at the base and about 12 mm long. Stamens 8, inserted; ovary 4-celled.
· Fruits: capsular, linear, cylindric, 2.3 cm long, about 3 mm in diameter, narrow at the base, and somewhat longitudinally ridged.

Distribution
In the shallow waters of quiet streams, in the shallow lakes and freshwater swamps, at low and medium altitudes.

Parts utilized
· Entire plant.
· Collect year round.
· Rinse, sun-dry or utilize fresh.

Properties
Plain or sweet tasting
Antipyretic, diuretic, cooling, antidote.
Antibiotic, antiphlogistic, alleviates swelling.

Folkloric uses
· Decoction of 15-30 gms of dried material for colds with fever and cough; difficult urination.
· Poultice of fresh materials to carbuncle, sprains, and snakebites.

Availability
Wild-crafted.




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