| Justicia gendarussa Burm f. |
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- Family:
- Acanthaceae
- Common name:
- Tuhod-manok (Filipino), Gandarusa (English)
- Local name:
- Daranaw (Hanunuo Mangyan)
- Indication:
- Stomach ache, Right and left lower quadrant abdominal pain.
- Plant part used:
- Leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Get enough leaves which can also be singe on fire.
- Direction for use:
- Patch the leaves on the affected area.
- Additional information:
- Shrub, 3ft in height, used as a protection from "Aswang" a mystical creature in the Philippines.
- Informant:
- Ausan Diado, Anding Bago
- Place gathered:
- Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 2012
- Abstracted by:
- Dando LR, Goco RM
- Date abstracted:
- 2013-01-09
- Province:
- Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)