Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

(a) Heliotropium indicumL. (b) Allium cepaL. (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (d) Croton tigliumL. ( e) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (f) Not provided (g) Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp. (h) Gossypium hirsutumL. Print

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Family (a) Boraginaceae borage; bourraches (b) Amaryllidaceae (c ) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (d) Euphorbiaceae spurge; euphorbes ( e) Poaceae grasses; gramines (f) Not provided (g) Fabaceae peas; legumes (h) Malvaceae mallows; mauves
Common name: (a) Trompa ng elepante (Filipino); Indian heliotrope (English) (b) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (d) Tuba (Filipino); Croton; Purging croton (English) (e) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (f) Not provided (g) Sitaw (Filipino); String beans; Blackeyed pea (English) (h) Bulak (Filipino); Cotton; Upland cotton (English)
Local name: (a) Trompang elepante mix with (b) sibuyas costa (c) alimhon (d) kasla (e) tanglad (f) kagupkop (g) latay (h) kandaba
Indication: fever
Plant part used: leaves
Method of Preparation: Mix all plants together and rub all over the body. Poultice some to forehead.
Direction for use: All ages: Do it 2x a day for 3 days.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Not provided
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Capiz

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