| Family |
Uncollected |
| Common name: |
Not provided |
| Local name: |
Malabiga (Tagakaulo) |
| Indication: |
For gum swelling, hubag ang lagus |
| Plant part used: |
Seed, Palhak |
| Method of Preparation: |
Poultice- Gather a handful of palhak. Pound it using 3 leaves of gabi plant . Subject it to little fire. |
| Direction for use: |
Place the heated gabi leaves with pounded malabiga on the affected area. |
| Additional information: |
It is believed that after doing the process, the worm goes out from the affected tooth. |
| Informant: |
Lionila Sumandil-Mananamok (Tagakaulo)-traditional birth attendant or midwife |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Malita, Barangay Pinalpalan, Sitio Biao |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
20/11/2012 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
10/03/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagakaolo |
