| Family |
Acoraceae |
| Common name: |
Sweet flag (English), Sweet calamus (English), Lubigan (Filipino) |
| Local name: |
Kamugna (Tagakaulo), Dalaw (Ilocano), Lubigan (Tagalog) |
| Indication: |
To protect the pregnant women from the mangkalat |
| Plant part used: |
Mature Leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Pounded leaves- Pound a suficient amount of Kamugna. |
| Direction for use: |
Apply on the abdomen of the mother to protect the baby inside. |
| Additional information: |
It is believed that the mangkalat doesn't like the smell of Kamugna. |
| Informant: |
Tyana Laginan-Mamolongay-a traditional general practitioner in Tagakaolo and at the same time she is also a Mananamok (Tagakaulo)-traditional birth attendant or midwife. |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Malita, Dimuluk, Sitio Kangko |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
05/03/2013 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
10/03/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagakaolo |
