| Family |
Zingiberaceae |
| Common name: |
Tagbak-babae and Bagumbung (Filipino) |
| Local name: |
Tagbak (Hanunuo Mangyan) |
| Indication: |
Asthma |
| Plant part used: |
Leaves, bark or fruit |
| Method of Preparation: |
Decoction: Get enough quantity of tagbak then boil. |
| Direction for use: |
Drink the decoction as often as you want in a day until healed or eat the fruit. |
| Additional information: |
No overdose, can be seen near rivers, around 15 ft. in height, thumb size circumference, leaves are around 24 inches or more in lenght, fruit: (+) green and round, flowers: (+) brownish red. |
| Informant: |
Tipon bago |
| Place gathered: |
Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
2012 |
| Abstracted by: |
Dando LR, Goco RM |
| Date abstracted: |
2013-03-15 |
| Province: |
Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe) |
