Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

(a) Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Eleusine indica(L.) Gaertn. (d) Centipeda minima(L.) A. Braun & Asch. (e) Not provided Print

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Family (a) Lythraceae (b) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (c ) Poaceae grasses; gramines (d) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (e) Not provided
Common name: (a) Hikau-hikauan (Filipino); Ikug-ikug (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Paragis (Filipino); Wire grass; Crowsfoot grass; Silver crabgrass; Indian goosegrass; Goosegrass (English); Bila-bila (P.Bis) (d) Pisik (Filipino); Spreading sneezeweed (English) (e) Konsensi
Local name: (a) Ikug-ikug with (b) dalaput (c) Bila-bila (d) Pisik (e) Konsensi
Indication: fever
Plant part used: (a) roots (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves
Method of Preparation: Soak 7 roots of ikug-ikug with leaves each of the other plants in a glass of cold water.
Direction for use: Adults: Drink 3-4 glasses a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: (a) Maceta; Severino (Siquijor; San Juan; Tubod; ) & (b) Balasi; Meliton (Siquijor; Lazi; Gabayan; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Siquijor

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