Family |
Musaceae |
Common name: |
Silk Bananas, Apple Banana (English), Latundan (Filipino) |
Local name: |
Lintundan (Tagabawa), Tundan (Bisaya), Latundan (Tagalog) |
Indication: |
For "babaon" (Tagabawa), "luas" (Bisaya) |
Plant part used: |
Milky white substance or sap (dita) |
Method of Preparation: |
Cut a fruit of lintundan, get the white sticky portion of its fruit. |
Direction for use: |
Apply the white, sticky portion of the fruit directly to the mouth sores. Continue until the sores are gone. |
Additional information: |
Mouth sore or oral sore is the English translation of the Tagabawa term "babaon". |
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 |