| Family |
Melastomataceae |
| Common name: |
malatungaw (Tag.); Singapore rhododendron, Malabar melastome (Engl.); bubtoi (Sbl.); malatungau (Ibn.); yagomyum (C. Bis.) |
| Local name: |
alintutungaw |
| Indication: |
For hal-on |
| Plant part used: |
flower |
| Method of Preparation: |
Steep the flowers and roots of plant materials in water. Express juice of leaves. Add coconut milk. |
| Direction for use: |
Take coconut milk with leaf juice on the first day. Take infusion by mouth on the second day. |
| Additional information: |
Hal-on occurs when a mother eats forbidden food like fish, squid, shrimp, cat fish caught by dynamite, mango, pineapple, langka. These food cause pabughat (nagpapabinat na pagkain). Suckling baby will have puno, an itchy scalp, if the mother eats the said food. |
| Informant: |
Corona F |
| Place gathered: |
Northern Samar, Las Navas, Barangay San Isidro, Catubig Watershed |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Sia IC, Mendoza MTB, Luceriano RP, Aparentado MGU |
| Abstracted by: |
QuitainA |
| Date abstracted: |
Mar-14 |
| Province: |
Samar Island |
