| Acorus calamusL. , A. gramineus Aiton |
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- 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