| 1 Musa paradisiaca?L., M. sapientum L, M.?_?paradisiaca?L., 2 Uncollected |
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- Family:
- 1 Musaceae 2 Uncollected
- Common name:
- 1 Sweet plantain (English), Saba or Cardaba (Filipino) 2 Not provided
- Local name:
- 1 Manaba (Tagabawa), Cardaba or Carnaba (Bisaya), 2 Pakal (Tagabawa)
- Indication:
- For menit e lawa (Tagabawa), kalintura (Bisaya)
- Plant part used:
- Inner, white portion of the cardava fruit
- Method of Preparation:
- Poultice-Prepare 1 cardava fruit and get the inner white portion of the fruit.
- Direction for use:
- Place the white portion of the cardava fruit on the forehead of the patient then secure it using a piece of clean cloth.
- Additional information:
- Menit e lawa refers to fever. One of the reasons of fever is sibanlo. It happens when a person laughs/insults/mocks on one's (animal and human beings) deformities
- Informant:
- Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 08/02/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 05/02/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo