- Family:
- Poaceae
- Common name:
- mais (Tag.); corn, maize (Engl.); gahilang (Ig.); igi (Bon.); mait (It.); mangi (Ibn.); tibi. Tigi (Bon.)
- Local name:
- mais
- Indication:
- to expel kidney stone
- Plant part used:
- hair
- Method of Preparation:
- Obtain 6 pieces of manaba leaves, 1/8 kilo of mais hair, a young stem of kogon 4 inches long and 3 inches wide and a 6 inch long pamalawagon bark. Wash these thoroughly and boil in 4 glasses of water until 2 glasses of decoction remain. Let it cool.
- Direction for use:
- Drink 1 glass of decoction before meals twice a day until urine becomes colorless/clear.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- 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