Ehretia microphylla Lam.

Hokianti tree (Ehretia microphylla) is a hard woody shrub up to 4 meters tall of the Boraginaceae family, distributed across nearly all of Asia to the Solomon Islands. Its whitish, scaly wood makes it a favorite bonsai material, while in the Philippines its leaves have long been steeped as tea. Hokianti is traditionally believed to address diarrhea, dysentery, and act as a poison antidote.

Hokianti can be found in mountains or hills, but is sometimes also found in riverside areas. Grows in open, dry or hot land. This tree grows at low and medium elevations with somewhat sandy soil.

• Root a taproot and very sturdy.
• Stem long and slender, young stems finely hairy, can grow 3-4 m tall when mature.
• Leaves clustered, round to oblong, sized between 1-3 cm, rough texture, thick, glossy green in color and has 3-5 serrations on the upper part of the leaf.
• Flowers white in color, small, appearing in leaf axils, one stalk with 2-4 flowers, 5 mm long.
• Fruit round, small in size. Young fruit green in color, ripe fruit deep yellow-orange in color.

• Propagated by stem cuttings, but even easier with young shoot cuttings.
• Roots will grow 1-2 months after stem or shoot cuttings.

Leaves: rosmarinic acid, flavonoid and triterpenoid glycosides. Root: ehretianone and microphyllone.

Addresses stomach ailments, diarrhea, fever reducer, dysentery and cough, poison antidote, stops bleeding from venomous snake bites, cleanses the body after childbirth.

• Choose good, fresh hokianti leaves, wet-sort (separating dirt).
• Wash hokianti leaves thoroughly then drain.
• Dry in the sun or with a drying tool.
• Once dry, pack in an airtight container and store in a clean, well-ventilated place.

Gambiran (Yogyakarta), Okianti, Hokiantea, and Serut pagar.