- Family:
- Mimosaceae
- Common name:
- Bashful plant, Touch-me-not (English), Makahiya (Filipino)
- Local name:
- Kamola-mola (Tagakaulo), Makahiya (Bisaya, Tagalog)
- Indication:
- For UTI (kidney)
- Plant part used:
- Roots (dalid)
- Method of Preparation:
- Decoction-Obtain a handful of roots then boil it in 3-5 glasses of water.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the decoction 1 glass 3x in a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Kalimasan Palapan Bayato-both a mamolongay and a mananamok, a traditional general helaer and a traditional birth attendant respectively.
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Malita, Dimuluk
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 06/03/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 10/03/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagakaolo