Family |
Leguminosae |
Common name: |
makahia (Pang., Tag.); damohia (Tag.); bashful mimosa, humble plant, sensitive plant, shame plant, tickle-me plant (Engl.); babain, dilgansusu (Ilk.); harupai, kiromkirom (S.L. Bis.); huya-huya (Bis.); sipug-sipug (Sub.); tuyag-huyag (P. Bis.); torog-torog (Bik.) |
Local name: |
kiromkirom |
Indication: |
to induce fertility |
Plant part used: |
root |
Method of Preparation: |
Drink talimughat for 5 days. Do hilot three times. Crush kiromkirom roots and boil this in 2 glasses of water until 1 glass of decoction remains. Set this aside. |
Direction for use: |
Drink 1 glass of kakaw decoction thrice a day for 5 days. After 5 days drink kiromkirom decoction thrice a day for 3 days. |
Additional information: |
Patients taking the decoction should not take crackers and drinks that contain soda. |
Informant: |
Healer 1 |
Place gathered: |
Samar, Basey, Barangay Guirang, Basey Watershed |
Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Luceriano RP |
Abstracted by: |
QuitainA |
Date abstracted: |
Mar-14 |
Province: |
Samar Island |