| Family |
Acoraceae |
| Common name: |
Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino) |
| Local name: |
Kamogna (Tagabawa), Lubigan (Tagalog) |
| Indication: |
For bitannu (Tagabawa), sip-on (Bisaya) |
| Plant part used: |
Mature leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Expressed juice- Rub the mature leaves between two hands until the juice comes out. |
| Direction for use: |
Let the patient sniff directly to his/her nose the rubbed leaf. |
| Additional information: |
Bitannu refers to common colds. |
| Informant: |
Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
08/02/2013 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
05/02/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
