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Alocasia macrorhizos (L.) G Don Print

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Family Araceae
Common name: malabiga (Tag.); giant elephant ear, giant taro, large taro (Engl.); aba (Ibn.); aba-aba (Ig.); badiang (Tag., Bis.); bagiang (Bis.); bira, sininaba (Ilk.); biga (Tag., Ilk., Bis., Pamp.); bilbila (Bon.); gabi (Bik.); galiang, ragiang, taliang (Bis.); gandus (Pamp.)
Local name: badyang
Indication: For skin abcess
Plant part used: branch (ripe)
Method of Preparation: Get a badyang branch which is 1 finger in length. Gather 10 pieces of harang. Wrap the plant materials with salt in a banana leaf. Heat over fire. Prepare poultice from plant materials.
Direction for use: Apply poultice on affected part. Leave on until morning.
Additional information: Hubag pagmata or skin abcess (usually on hand or foot) will cause paralysis on affected part if not treated early.
Informant: FGD1
Place gathered: Samar, Calbayog City, Barangay Pinamorotan, Pambujan Watershed
Gathered by / Date gathered: Luceriano RP
Abstracted by: QuitainA
Date abstracted: Mar-14
Province: Samar Island

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