| Family |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Common name: |
Asthma weed (English), Tawa-tawa (Filipino) |
| Local name: |
Dawa-dawa (Tagabawa), Tawa-tawa (Tagalog), Botobotonis (Tagalog), Gatas-gatas (Tagalog) |
| Indication: |
For menit e lawa (Tagabawa), kalintura (Bisaya) |
| Plant part used: |
Whole plant |
| Method of Preparation: |
Decoction-Wash the whole plant including the roots, boil it in 1 glass of water and wait for 2 minutes until 1/2 glass remains. |
| Direction for use: |
Drink the decoction 3x a day until the fever subsides. |
| Additional information: |
Fever is the English translation of the Tagabawa term "menit e lawa". |
| Informant: |
Delia Erano- (tarabawian) |
| Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
06/02/2013 |
| Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
| Date abstracted: |
05/02/2014 |
| Province: |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
