| Family |
Myrtaceae |
| Common name: |
Guava (English), Bayabas (Filipino) |
| Local name: |
Bayabas (Tagabawa, Tagalog, Bisaya) |
| Indication: |
For sinnat (Tagabawa) |
| Plant part used: |
Young leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Infusion- Boil 3 pieces of young leaves (linghod) of bayabas in 1 glass of water, add 2 pinches of salt, wait until it boils. |
| Direction for use: |
Take the infusion as prescribed by the healer: Children- 1 tbsp. 3 x a day, Adult-1 glass, divided into 3 parts, 1 glass should be consumed within one day. Drink until affliction is gone. |
| Additional information: |
Sinnat is commonly translated into English as relapse. Usually described as a condition where in a person recovered from an ilness then suddenly gets sick again shortly after. Sinnat also refers as bughat in Bisaya and binat in Tagalog. |
| Informant: |
Nixon Abe-(tarabawian) |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Baruring |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
08/02/2013 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
05/02/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
