- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Common name:
- Not provided
- Local name:
- Miyadong (Tagabawa) and Shrimp's shell (Panit sa pasayan)
- Indication:
- For measles, tipdas (Bisaya) tigdas (Tagalog)
- Plant part used:
- Dry mature leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Burned dried leaves or Incense- Obtain about a handful of dried leaves of miyadong. Boil the shrimp's shell in a glass of water.
- Direction for use:
- Burn the dry leaves then expose the patient with the smoke (tuob) coming from burned leaves. Then let the patient drink the concoction after.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 08/02/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 05/02/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo