- Family:
- Caricaceae
- Common name:
- papaya (Tag., Engl.); melon tree, pawpaw, papau (Engl.); capaya (Pamp.); kapaya (S.L. Bis., Sul.); lapaya (Bon.); papaye (Sul.); papyas (Sub.); tapayas (Bik.)
- Local name:
- kapayas
- Indication:
- To increase milk production
- Plant part used:
- root
- Method of Preparation:
- Prepare decoction from plant material.
- Direction for use:
- Perform pauslob, focus on the breast of mother. The mother must drink the decoction as water substitute until she does her first bath after child birth.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Cabariban C
- Place gathered:
- Samar, San Jose de Buan, Barangay Hiduroma, Gandara Watershed
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Luceriano RP
- Abstracted by:
- QuitainA
- Date abstracted:
- Mar-14
- Province:
- Samar Island