| (a) Desmodium heterocarpon(L.) DC. (b) Ficus benjaminaL. |
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- Family:
- (a) Fabaceae peas; legumes (b) Moraceae mulberries
- Common name:
- (a) Tayam (Filipino); Asian ticktrefoil (English); Mani-manian (Tagalog) (b) Balite/Balete (Filipino); Weeping fig (English)
- Local name:
- (a) Manmani (Ilk.) with (b) balite
- Indication:
- abortifacient
- Plant part used:
- (a) flower (b) leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Mix a handful of flowers with 5 balite leaves in 5 glasses of water to produce 3 glasses decoction.
- Direction for use:
- Adolescent/adult/65 yrs. and above: Drink 1 glassful of decoction 3x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Tomas; Samuel (Ilocos Norte; Pidding; Magadang; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Ilocos Norte