- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Common name:
- palis, papalsis, tambalasi, tigau-na-itim, tigaw, tubang-dalag (Tag.); malabar hoary (Engl.); alalui (C. Bis.); alayo-ti-manok (Pang.); anobrang (Ilk.); anuyup (Ibn., Ilk.); tambulbasi (Sul.); tigau (Bis., Bik., Tag.)
- Local name:
- ananayup
- Indication:
- sumpit
- Plant part used:
- bark
- Method of Preparation:
- Obtain a palm sized ananayup bark. Wash it thoroughly. Boil it in 1 cup of water until 1/2 cup of decoction remains.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the decoction twice a day until one is fully recovered.
- Additional information:
- Sumpit is an illness inflicted on a person through a voodoo doll-like method. A ritual practitioner who performs this obtains something from the victim's body (such as hair). This will be placed on the doll. The practitioner will then use a sharp object, like a pin, so the victim will feel pain depending on the part of the doll which the practitioner punctured.
- Informant:
- Boleche RS
- Place gathered:
- Samar, Basey, Barangay Guirang, Basey Watershed
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Luceriano RP
- Abstracted by:
- QuitainA
- Date abstracted:
- Mar-14
- Province:
- Samar Island