- Family:
- Polygalaceae
- Common name:
- Milkwort, Root Beer Plant (English)
- Local name:
- "Vicks" (Tagabawa)
- Indication:
- For masakit ke ulo (Tagabawa)
- Plant part used:
- Roots
- Method of Preparation:
- Decoction- Get a handful of vicks roots, boil in 1 glass of water, wait until it boils.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the boiled water 3 x a day until the pain is gone.
- Additional information:
- Masakit ke ulo refers to head ache. The plant got its name by associating the smell of its roots to a smell of a "vicks", an over-the-counter medication rub.
- Informant:
- FGD (Focus Group Discussion) with the members of Lucatong-Biangan Bagobo Association : Remedios Kabaling, Gloria Sandangan, Juanita de Dios Imban, Gabriel Tampulong, Elinita Karan
- Place gathered:
- North Cotabato, Makilala, Brgy. Biangan, Sitio Lucatong
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 19/02/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 05/02/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo