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Family Unidentified
Common name: Not provided
Local name: Tuloyon (Talaingod manobo) (tree)
Indication: For dali manganak (Bisaya),for easy delivery (English)
Plant part used: Bark
Method of Preparation: Scorched bark-Scorch about 3 inches of of tuloyon bark on fire.
Direction for use: Apply the soot on the abdomen of the mother, forming a vertical line from the xyphoid to the umbilicus during delivery.
Additional information: The person who formed the line must go outside the house immediately after doing so to aid the easy delivery of the mother. Because it is believed that the immediate "paglabas" of the person who drawn the line resembles the easy expulsion of the baby.
Informant: Datu Ansag Mansimoy-at
Place gathered: Paluga MJD, Ragrario AMM, Millondaga KJI, Cabero JD
Gathered by / Date gathered: 09/05/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 10/03/2014
Province: Davao - Talaingod Manobo

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