| Family |
Unidentified |
| Common name: |
Agawa-aw (local name), Sore eyes (English) |
| Local name: |
Agawa-aw (Uma Tribe, Kalinga) |
| Indication: |
The ailment is characterized by red, watery, sore eyes. It is itchy and painful especially during morning. It is an air borne infectious disease which the tribe believes that a person can be infected if he/she stares at the person who has this kind of ailment. This illness is usually suffered during the months of February to May. |
| Plant part used: |
Leaves and stalks |
| Method of Preparation: |
Pound sufficient amount of leaves and stalks. |
| Direction for use: |
Pour one or two drops of its juice in the infected eye/s. This is usually done three times a day for three days. After three days, the informants said, the ailment is cured. |
| Additional information: |
Agawa-aw is a crawling herb and one branch from the root can reach up to 2.5 feet. It grows on mossy stones, moist soils, and swidden farms. When it is fully grown, it bears 4 to 5 small light purple flowers which are grouped in one. |
| Informant: |
Belen Salbot, Viernes Bomossao, and Benito Sugao This is however a common knowledge among the Uma Tribe. |
| Place gathered: |
Sitio Ag-agama, Western Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga Provinc, Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
2013-06-04 |
| Abstracted by: |
Sinumlag, AB |
| Date abstracted: |
2012 |
| Province: |
Cordillera - UMA tribe |
