| Family |
Unidentified |
| Common name: |
Bokbokkasan (local name), bleeding cuts and wounds (English) |
| Local name: |
Bokbokkasan (Uma Tribe, Kalinga) |
| Indication: |
Wounds, cuts, and bruises from sharp edged grasses, from sharp metal objects. |
| Plant part used: |
Young leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Pound sufficient amount of leaves. |
| Direction for use: |
Extract the juice and rubbed it in the injured part of the body. Pounded leaves can also be used as poultice on the injured part of the body and tied with clean cloth. This will stop the bleeding. |
| Additional information: |
The flowering herb is endemic in the area. It is found everywhere in the village thus, the community do not need to plant or store it. It grows on mossy stone walls, moist soils, near community washing sheds and swidden farms. The fully grown bokbokkasan can reach a maximum height of 2 feet above the ground. |
| Informant: |
This is a common knowledge among the Uma Tribe of Western Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga |
| Place gathered: |
Barangay Western Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga Province, Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
2012-10-24 |
| Abstracted by: |
Sinumlag, AB |
| Date abstracted: |
2012 |
| Province: |
Cordillera - UMA tribe |
