| Family |
Uncollected |
| Common name: |
Not provided |
| Local name: |
Laya (Tagabawa) |
| Indication: |
Use for cutting the umbilical cord in the absence of sterile scissors/ blade |
| Plant part used: |
Bark or Trunk |
| Method of Preparation: |
Cut a piece of the Laya post in one of the four sides of the house. Cut enough trunk that can be used in cutting the umbilical cord. |
| Direction for use: |
Shape the wood to form like a knife or make the edge sharper. Soak it in a boiling water to sterilized. Use the sharp edge in cutting the umbilicus. |
| Additional information: |
Laya is a kind of tree which has hard wood, usually used by the natives in making post for their houses. |
| Informant: |
Salvation Torino "nanay Asyo"- (mabalian) |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
09/02/2013 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
05/02/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
