| Musa sapientum L. var cinerea (Blco.)Teod. |
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- 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