| Family |
Musaceae |
| Common name: |
Abaca (English), Manila hemp (English), Abaka (Filipino) |
| Local name: |
Buo (Tagabawa), Abaka (Tagalog, Bisaya) |
| Indication: |
For amu (Tagabawa) |
| Plant part used: |
Abaca fiber, Saha sa abaka (Bisaya) |
| Method of Preparation: |
Extracted juice-Squeeze the saha of abaka to extract the juice. |
| Direction for use: |
Apply juice directly to the wound discontinue when it's already healed. |
| Additional information: |
Amu refers to wound and samad in Bisaya. |
| Informant: |
Minda Puro "Nanay Omen"-(mabalian) |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
2013-02--07 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
05/02/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
