| Smilax bracteata C. Presl |
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- Family:
- Smilacaceae
- Common name:
- Banag (Filipino, Hanunuo Mangyan), Sarsaparilla vine (English)
- Local name:
- Banag (Filipino, Hanunuo Mangyan)
- Indication:
- Sore eyes
- Plant part used:
- Young leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Get banag's fresh leaf or leaves with sap.
- Direction for use:
- Instill 2 drops of sap directly on the affected eye/s.
- Additional information:
- Woody vine with water and thorns, cold when applied to eyes.
- Informant:
- Ben Bernabe, Aniw Lubag
- Place gathered:
- Sitio Balugo, Barangay Budburan, Oriental Mindoro
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 2012
- Abstracted by:
- Dando LR, Goco RM
- Date abstracted:
- 2013-01-23
- Province:
- Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)