
- Family:
- Unidentified
- Common name:
- Not provided
- Local name:
- Beri (Tagabawa), Tuway-tuway (Bisaya)
- Indication:
- Use for diagnosing and for treating diseases inflicted by supernatural beings, tambal sa dili-ingon-nato (Bisaya)
- Plant part used:
- Flower
- Method of Preparation:
- Infusion-Pound 3 pieces of Beri flowers. In a glass of water, place the 3 pounded flowers, when water turns red, then it is believed that the patient is cursed by a supernatural being.
- Direction for use:
- Apply the infusion of pounded flowers on patient's body. Most especially on the affected parts.
- Additional information:
- Choose flowers that are facing on the east part, where the sun rises.
- Informant:
- Felomina Anap Ando (tarabawian)
- Place gathered:
- North Cotabato, Makilala, Old Bulatukan, Sitio Tambubong
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 16/02/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 05/02/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo