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- Family:
- 1 Arecaceae 2 Musaceae 3 Poaceae
- Common name:
- 1 Coconut (English), Niyog (Filipino) 2 Banana (English), Saging (Filipino) 3 Sugar cane (English), Tubo (Filipino)
- Local name:
- 1 Lappu (Tagabawa), Niyog (Tagalog), Lubi (Bisaya) (red kind) 2 Banana (English), Saging na Talumbaga (Tagabawa, Bisaya) 3 Barusbos (Tagabawa), Tubo (Tagalog, Bisaya)
- Indication:
- For suba or tipos (Tagabawa)
- Plant part used:
- 1 Fruit 2 Roots 3 Bark
- Method of Preparation:
- Poultice-Gather a handful of Barusbos bark (red kind), coconut meat (also the red kind), and the roots of a specific variety of banana called "talumbaga". Pound the different parts then place everything or "bugkoson" inside a "kalikam" (red cloth).
- Direction for use:
- After putting everything inside the red cloth, the healer then tap "pukpok" gently the head of the patient using the poultice.
- Additional information:
- The tapping movement "pukpok" using the poultice is said to increase / fasten the growth of hair of the patient. The patient is said to experience hair loss or alopecia. Malanot ang buhok; nagakurog inig saka sa adlaw maski unsa kabaga ang jacket nga gamiton.
- Informant:
- Romeo Puroc- (tarabawian)
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 22/03/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 05/02/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo