| 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 headache due to sabar (Bagobo) hampak hangin (Bisaya)
- Plant part used:
- Mature leaves and roots
- Method of Preparation:
- Mastication- Gather 1 mature leaf then tear it into 7 parts.
- Direction for use:
- The leaf is masticated by the healer and then "tugpa" or blown to the affected part three times. Done only once a day until the affliction is gone.
- Additional information:
- Sabar is a Tagabawa term culturally defined affliction/ disease, it's usually manifested with common symptoms such as head ache, fever, colds but pain in different body areas is the most common patients' complaint.
- Informant:
- Delia Erano- (tarabawian)
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 06/02/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 05/02/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo