| Family |
Asteraceae |
| Common name: |
Beggar ticks (English), Spanish needles (English) |
| Local name: |
Bilay (Tagakaulo), Tulay (Bisaya) |
| Indication: |
For salabet (natabuan sa dili-ingon nato) |
| Plant part used: |
Flower |
| Method of Preparation: |
Infusion-Place 7 pieces of flower in a glass of cold water. Put a pinch of salt and apog. |
| Direction for use: |
Drink the 1 1/2 tbsp. of infusion until the affliction is gone. |
| Additional information: |
If the infusion turns to red, it means that the patient is (+) positive for "salabet", a cultural infliction described as inflicted by supernatural beings. Vomiting is a common side effect of taking the infusion. |
| Informant: |
Kalimasan Palapan Bayato-both a mamolongay and a mananamok, a traditional general helaer and a traditional birth attendant respectively. |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Malita, Dimuluk |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
06/03/2013 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
10/03/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagakaolo |
