Family |
Malvaceae |
Common name: |
Uaualisan (Filipino), Common wireweed (English), Silhigon (Bisaya) |
Local name: |
Silheg (Hanunuo Mangyan) |
Indication: |
Bakukang |
Plant part used: |
Any part |
Method of Preparation: |
Get enough part of silheg and burn until it become charcoal then pound. |
Direction for use: |
Apply directly on the affected area once a day. Immature "bakukang" (a type of boil) will shrink and mature will expel the pus. |
Additional information: |
Can be seen in lowland, dies during summer, the plant's juice is mostly inside the stem, yellowish fruit and leaves, small round fruit. |
Informant: |
Barrios Gawid |
Place gathered: |
Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro |
Gathered by / Date gathered: |
2012 |
Abstracted by: |
Dando LR, Goco RM |
Date abstracted: |
2013-01-10 |
Province: |
Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe) |