- Family:
- Malvaceae
- Common name:
- kakaw (Tag.); cacao tree, chocolate tree, cocoa tree (Engl.)
- Local name:
- kakaw
- Indication:
- to induce fertility
- Plant part used:
- root
- Method of Preparation:
- Drink talimughat for 5 days. Do hilot three times. Crush kakaw 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