Dahon ng Sili (Chili Leaf)
Capsicum annuum
About Dahon ng Sili (Chili Leaf)
Dahon ng Sili (Chili Leaf) (Capsicum annuum) is a herb used in the Filipino Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Digestive Issues, Fever, and Antioxidant, among 1 other condition it addresses. The leaves are the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum native to southern North America and northern South America. This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, and cayenne peppers. Cultivars are descended from the wild American bird pepper still found in warmer regions of the Americas. In the...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist