- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae
- Common name:
- Asthma weed (English), Tawa-tawa (Filipino)
- Local name:
- Dawa-dawa (Tagabawa), Tawa-tawa (Tagalog), Botobotonis (Tagalog), Gatas-gatas (Tagalog)
- Indication:
- For menit e lawa (Tagabawa), kalintura (Bisaya)
- Plant part used:
- Whole plant
- Method of Preparation:
- Decoction-Wash the whole plant including the roots, boil it in 1 glass of water and wait for 2 minutes until 1/2 glass remains.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the decoction 3x a day until the fever subsides.
- Additional information:
- Fever is the English translation of the Tagabawa term "menit e lawa".
- Informant:
- Delia Erano- (tarabawian)
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 06/02/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 05/02/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo