| Family |
Malvaceae |
| Common name: |
kakaw (Tag.); cacao tree, chocolate tree, cocoa tree (Engl.) |
| Local name: |
kakaw |
| Indication: |
to induce fertility |
| Plant part used: |
root |
| Method of Preparation: |
Drink talimughat for 5 days. Do hilot three times. Crush kakaw roots and boil this in 2 glasses of water until 1 glass of decoction remains. Set this aside. |
| Direction for use: |
Drink 1 glass of kakaw decoction thrice a day for 5 days. After 5 days drink kiromkirom decoction thrice a day for 3 days. |
| Additional information: |
Patients taking the decoction should not take crackers and drinks that contain soda. |
| Informant: |
Healer 1 |
| Place gathered: |
Samar, Basey, Barangay Guirang, Basey Watershed |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Luceriano RP |
| Abstracted by: |
QuitainA |
| Date abstracted: |
Mar-14 |
| Province: |
Samar Island |
