- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Common name:
- Sweet basil (English), Balanoy (Filipino)
- Local name:
- Bawing (Mandaya), Solasi (Tagalog)
- Indication:
- For high blood (use as an ingredient in cooking), ilamas sa gulay
- Plant part used:
- Leaves and bulb
- Method of Preparation:
- Decoction-Harvest a handful of bawing. Chop leaves with its bulb into smaller pieces. Boil in 3 glasses of water.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the decoction especially when there is an increase in blood pressure. The boiled leaves could be eaten too by the patient.
- Additional information:
- The bawing leaves and bulb are used as an ingredient in cooking. The patient must continue taking the herb to get its maximun efficacy.
- Informant:
- Kamunaan museum
- Place gathered:
- Davao Oriental, Mati, Kamunaan
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Paluga MJD, Ragrario AMM, Millondaga KJI, Cabero JD
- Abstracted by:
- 01/06/2013
- Date abstracted:
- 10/03/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Mandaya