A common sight in Philippine grasslands, the makahiya plant (Mimosa pudica) is famous for its tendency to curl up its leaves at the slightest touch, as if it were extremely embarrassed about physical ...

Drop a pot of makahiya on a cushion and watch its leaves instantly curl—frightened of the sudden movement. Drop it consequently for 60 times, though, and the plant won’t mind it anymore. They just ...

Makahiya, boto-botanisan, takip-huhol. Lipang-aso, yampong, borbotak, pancit-pancitan, olasiman, sampa-sampalukan, talinum, pakpak lawin, pako, pakong alupihan ...

MANILA, Philippines — Makahiya and lantana, medicinal plants known to treat common diseases in humans, were found to be beneficial to rice plants, a recent study showed. In a research, Nueva Ecija ...

He explained that a government survey done in the 1970s showed that some tribes in the Cordillera and Visayas have been using this method. “Now we’re still studying which part of the plant has the ...