Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

(a) Musa X paradisiacaL. (pro sp.) (b) Not provided (c ) Averrhoa bilimbiL. Print

Back

Family (a) Musaceae banana (b) Not provided (c ) Oxalidaceae oxalis
Common name: (a) Saging/Latundan (Filipino); Banana; Plantain; French plantain (English) (b) Not provided (c) Kamias (Filipino); Bilimbi (English)
Local name: (a) Latundan mix with (b) bulungan (c) kamias (Vis.)
Indication: stomachache
Plant part used: (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots
Method of Preparation: Chop roots of equal proportion to produce a handful. Boil in 5 glasses of water to produce 3 glasses of decoction.
Direction for use: Adults: Drink 1 glass of decoction 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Dalagon; Primitiva (Zamboanga; Tawagan Norte; ; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Zamboanga

Back