- Family:
- Dioscoreaceae
- Common name:
- Not provided
- Local name:
- banag
- Indication:
- To avoid pregnancy
- Plant part used:
- rhizome
- Method of Preparation:
- Dry the rhizome under the sun. Chop this into small pieces. Boil this in three cups of water until one cup of decoction remains.
- Direction for use:
- Drink one cup of decoction a day.
- Additional information:
- It should not be taken by pregnant women or women who want to bear children.
- 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