| Family |
Malvaceae |
| Common name: |
Uaualisan (Filipino), Common wireweed (English), Silhigon (Bisaya) |
| Local name: |
Silheg (Hanunuo Mangyan) |
| Indication: |
Bakukang |
| Plant part used: |
Any part |
| Method of Preparation: |
Get enough part of silheg and burn until it become charcoal then pound. |
| Direction for use: |
Apply directly on the affected area once a day. Immature "bakukang" (a type of boil) will shrink and mature will expel the pus. |
| Additional information: |
Can be seen in lowland, dies during summer, the plant's juice is mostly inside the stem, yellowish fruit and leaves, small round fruit. |
| Informant: |
Barrios Gawid |
| Place gathered: |
Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
2012 |
| Abstracted by: |
Dando LR, Goco RM |
| Date abstracted: |
2013-01-10 |
| Province: |
Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe) |
