Comments on: Bignay / Bugnay / Chinese Laurel

By: Andylane

Andylane — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:40:31 +0000

Bignay is plentiful in my home province of Occidental Mindoro and perhaps in other parts of the country. It is found specifically at secondary growth forests and an important food of endemic birds.

It is sometimes cultivated by local folks who knew about their several economic uses: I have tried products from bignay fruits such as bignay juice, jam or sweets. I’ve heard the leaves are medicinal. Most interesting of all, in one of our chemistry activity, I used the fruit as an ingredient for making wine…and oh, it’s great!

By: Tere

Tere — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:13:58 +0000

hi! We have a Bignay tree on our yard.
Its fruit darkens its color as it ripens…the darker the color, the sweeter…
It’s an excellent ingredient for Sinigang and as a fruit juice… Just this week we have harvested piles of it. We have extracted the juice and have it frozen in icebag so whenever we need it for cooking or as a fruit juice we can get it right away.

Well, according to research alkaloids are present on the bark of the said tree, the leaves are believed to be edible too, and the fruit is rich in Vitamin C.

By: MAC

MAC — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:06:48 +0000

At Lemery Batangas I was advised to take Bignay Tea from the bark or leaves of male Bignay Tree for my diabetes. Have been taking it for half a year already almost like my daily water until my friend emailed me that bark can be toxic. Doctors differ in their opinions and I can’t really have a solid basis. Hope someone can shed light on the matter. It somehow regulated my sugar levels but I discontinued because of its toxic alkaloids. help.

By: Kristoffer

Kristoffer — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:08:45 +0000

I’m located in Arizona and need to find this fruit – ASAP. Any clues or ideas? California is my best bet?

By: salwaki

salwaki — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:06:32 +0000

teka pala, bakit napapunta sa aratiles usapan natin? di ba bignay ang topic? siguro part ng childhood memories kasi ang aratiles. masakit na tuhod ko ngayon. he he he