| Family |
Gentianaceae |
| Common name: |
Not provided |
| Local name: |
salak |
| Indication: |
To ward-off aswang |
| Plant part used: |
trunk |
| Method of Preparation: |
Obtain salak trunk. |
| Direction for use: |
Place beneath house (silong). |
| Additional information: |
The aswang feed on babies in mothers' wombs. According to Estrella Estoco, the salak tree/trunk should be placed vertically under the silong (floor ceiling) of a pregnant woman's house. The aswang will bite anything before it leaves the silong of the house. The aswang will bite anything before it leaves the silong of the house. If it bites the salak tree 'madudunot iya baba hasta mamatay,' it will die. |
| Informant: |
Delmonte MC |
| Place gathered: |
Samar, Hinabangan, Barangay Bagacay, Taft Watershed |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Luceriano RP |
| Abstracted by: |
QuitainA |
| Date abstracted: |
Mar-14 |
| Province: |
Samar Island |
