| Alocasia macrorhizos (L.) G Don |
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- Family:
- Araceae
- Common name:
- malabiga (Tag.); giant elephant ear, giant taro, large taro (Engl.); aba (Ibn.); aba-aba (Ig.); badiang (Tag., Bis.); bagiang (Bis.); bira, sininaba (Ilk.); biga (Tag., Ilk., Bis., Pamp.); bilbila (Bon.); gabi (Bik.); galiang, ragiang, taliang (Bis.); gandus (Pamp.)
- Local name:
- badyang
- Indication:
- For infected wound
- Plant part used:
- stalk
- Method of Preparation:
- Wrap badyang stalk and salt in banana leaf. Heat over fire. Pound.
- Direction for use:
- Apply pounded plant material on affected part.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Corona F
- Place gathered:
- Northern Samar, Las Navas, Barangay San Isidro, Catubig Watershed
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Sia IC, Mendoza MTB, Luceriano RP, Aparentado MGU
- Abstracted by:
- QuitainA
- Date abstracted:
- Mar-14
- Province:
- Samar Island