- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Common name:
- Beggar ticks (English), Spanish needles (English)
- Local name:
- Bilay (Tagakaulo), Tulay (Bisaya)
- Indication:
- For salabet (natabuan sa dili-ingon nato)
- Plant part used:
- Flower
- Method of Preparation:
- Infusion-Place 7 pieces of flower in a glass of cold water. Put a pinch of salt and apog.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the 1 1/2 tbsp. of infusion until the affliction is gone.
- Additional information:
- If the infusion turns to red, it means that the patient is (+) positive for "salabet", a cultural infliction described as inflicted by supernatural beings. Vomiting is a common side effect of taking the infusion.
- Informant:
- Kalimasan Palapan Bayato-both a mamolongay and a mananamok, a traditional general helaer and a traditional birth attendant respectively.
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Malita, Dimuluk
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 06/03/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 10/03/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagakaolo