| Family |
Costaceae |
| Common name: |
Crepe ginger (English), Spiral ginger (English) |
| Local name: |
Digalakso (Tau-buid Mangyan) |
| Indication: |
Sore eyes |
| Plant part used: |
Stem |
| Method of Preparation: |
Get a stem, heat over the low fire and obtain the extract. |
| Direction for use: |
Instill an adequate amount of extract in the eyes. |
| Additional information: |
Grass, looks like a bamboo tree but has soft stem. |
| Informant: |
FGD |
| Place gathered: |
Sitio Safa, Barangay Sabang, Oriental Mindoro |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Dando LRA, Dando SH |
| Abstracted by: |
Dando LRA, Dando SH |
| Date abstracted: |
13/07/2013 |
| Province: |
Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid) |
