Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL. (d) Not provided (e) Tabernaemontana pandacaquiPoir. Print

Back

Family (a) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family (b) Menispermaceae (c ) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (d) Not provided (e) Apocynaceae dogbane; apocyns
Common name: (a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Suma (Filipino); Abutra (S. L. Bis.) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (d) Karatsi (e) Pandakaki (Filipino)
Local name: (a) Luya mix with (b) albutra (c) damong maria (d) karatsi (e) pandakaki
Indication: irregular menstruation
Plant part used: (a) roots (b) rhizome (c) leaves (d) roots (e) roots
Method of Preparation: Boil enough of each plant parts in 3 glasses of waterr to produce 2 glasses of decoction. Drink.
Direction for use: Adults: 1/2 glass 2x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Luci; Porfirio (Marinduque; ; ; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Marinduque

Back