| Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. |
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- 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)