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Musa sapientum L. var cinerea (Blco.)Teod. Print

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Family Musaceae
Common name: Silk Bananas, Apple Banana (English), Latundan (Filipino)
Local name: Lintundan (Tagabawa), Tundan (Bisaya), Latundan (Tagalog)
Indication: For "babaon" (Tagabawa), "luas" (Bisaya)
Plant part used: Milky white substance or sap (dita)
Method of Preparation: Cut a fruit of lintundan, get the white sticky portion of its fruit.
Direction for use: Apply the white, sticky portion of the fruit directly to the mouth sores. Continue until the sores are gone.
Additional information: Mouth sore or oral sore is the English translation of the Tagabawa term "babaon".
Informant: Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya
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

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