| Family |
Asteraceae |
| Common name: |
Chinese honeysuckle (English), Damong maria (Filipino) |
| Local name: |
Mangulibas (Tagabawa),
Gilbas (Bisaya), Damong maria (Tagalog) |
| Indication: |
For masakit e tabbek or gattak (Tagabawa), sakit sa tiyan (Bisaya) |
| Plant part used: |
Mature leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Juice extract-Gather one handful of leaves, heat and squeeze to extract the juice. |
| Direction for use: |
Apply or massage the squeezed leaves and its extracted juice to the stomach until the pain subsides. |
| Additional information: |
Masakit e tabbek or gattak refers to stomach ache. The stomach ache experienced by the patient here is usually described as 'butod na tiyan" or "parang may kabag". The stomach is said to be filled with lots of gases. |
| 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 |
