| Family |
(a) Marantaceae (b) Not provided (c) Not provided |
| Common name: |
(a) Bonbon (Tag.); manban (Tag.); Common donax (Engl.) (b) Not provided (c) Not provided |
| Local name: |
(a) Banban (Bis.) with (b) Badbaran (Bis.) and (c) Sulbaran (Bis.) |
| Indication: |
Maladies caused by "witchcraft" like daot, paktol, barang |
| Plant part used: |
(a) roots (b) roots (c) roots |
| Method of Preparation: |
Decoction: Get the roots of (a) banban, (b) badbaran, and (c) sulbaran. Boil equal proportion of the roots in 3-5 glasses of water for 10 minutes. Note: When you treat "baranga or paktola'' the plants to used should not be even quantity. |
| Direction for use: |
Drink the decoction. |
| Additional information: |
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| Informant: |
Emiliano Tinae Apiag (healer) |
| Place gathered: |
Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cantabon, Purok 2 |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Ando JKE, Herlao IAV |
| Abstracted by: |
Ando, JKE |
| Date abstracted: |
11/07/2015 |
| Province: |
Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan |
