Family |
?Malvaceae |
Common name: |
Cotton (English), Bulak (Filipino) |
Local name: |
Bukel (Tagabawa), Bulak (Tagalog), Gapas (Bisaya) |
Indication: |
For bitannu (Tagabawa) |
Plant part used: |
Mature leaves |
Method of Preparation: |
Expressed juice/Inhalation- Rub mature leaves between two hands to express juice. |
Direction for use: |
Let the patient sniff directly the rubbed (komos) leaf. |
Additional information: |
Bitannu is the Tagabawa term for common colds or sip-on in Bisaya. |
Informant: |
Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya |
Place gathered: |
Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya |
Gathered by / Date gathered: |
22/03/2013 |
Abstracted by: |
Cabero JD |
Date abstracted: |
05/02/2014 |
Province: |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |