| Family |
Moraceae |
| Common name: |
Not provided |
| Local name: |
Kalatae (Tagabawa), Lagnub (Bisaya) |
| Indication: |
For sickness felt after missing a meal, para sa "pasmo" (Bisaya), "pasma" (Tagalog) |
| Plant part used: |
Mature Leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Steam-Gather 9 leaves of kalatae. |
| Direction for use: |
Place the leaves on a half-filled bowl of rice broth. Place the leaves on top of the steaming broth. Let the patient eat the concoction. |
| Additional information: |
Pasmo is considered as folk illness unique to Filipino culture. It is said to be caused by skipping meals or in others. The patient usually complains 'lamig". |
| 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 |
