- Family:
- Compositae
- Common name:
- sambong (Tag.); Blumea camphor, buffalo-ear, Ngai camphor (Engl.); alibum, alimon (P. Bis.); ayoban, bukodkud, gabuen, gintin-gintin, hamlibon, kambibon, lalakdan, lakdanbulan (Bis.); bukadkad (S.L. Bis.); dalapot (C. Bis.); kaliban, kalibura (Tagb.); labulan (Sub.); lakad-bulan (Bis., Sul.); sambun (Sul.); sob-sob, subusub, subsob (Ilk); sobosob (Ig.); takamain (Bag.)
- Local name:
- lakdan
- Indication:
- For pasma
- Plant part used:
- young leaf
- Method of Preparation:
- Collect desired amount of plant materials. Wash thoroughly and soak in a pitcher half filled with water. This process is called tang-ob.
- Direction for use:
- Drink one cup before meals until one gets well. This can be used as substitute for water.
- Additional information:
- Patients should not take any western medicine while taking his pinatang-ob. Pasma is manifested by hand tremors, cold perspiration, headache, and fainting. It is caused by fatigue or exposure to heat followed by exposure to cold.
- Informant:
- Delmonte MC
- Place gathered:
- Samar, Hinabangan, Barangay Bagacay, Taft Watershed
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Luceriano RP
- Abstracted by:
- QuitainA
- Date abstracted:
- Mar-14
- Province:
- Samar Island