Gossypium?hirsutum?L., Gossypium barbadense L.
 
Gossypium?hirsutum?L., Gossypium barbadense L.
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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