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Family Euphorbiaceae
Common name: Not provided
Local name: Bulloy (Tagabawa)
Indication: For gipamalikasan-a woman is wooed; turned down the suitor and in return inflicted her with an illness.
Plant part used: Bark
Method of Preparation: Scrape the inside portion of the bark of bulloy.
Direction for use: Place the scraped bark on a plate along with a native chicken being offered using the knife. This is to fend off the illness by using a sacrifice.
Additional information: The native chicken and a knife serve as a 'curse.' These also protect the healer from catching such illness.
Informant: Marcelina "Ori" Inog Eli (tarabawian and a tara-ilos)
Place gathered: North Cotabato, Makilala, Brgy. Old Bulatukan, Sitio Diansig
Gathered by / Date gathered: 15/02/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 05/02/2014
Province: Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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