- Family:
- Convolvulaceae
- Common name:
- kamote (all dialects); sweet potato, yam (Engl.); lapni (If.); pangg-bagun (Sul.); tigsi (Bis.); tugi (Bon.)
- Local name:
- kamote
- Indication:
- For pasma
- Plant part used:
- tuber
- Method of Preparation:
- Boil plant materials for 5 minutes.
- Direction for use:
- Expose patient to the steam of the boiled plant materials until she/he starts to sweat. Do this at 12 noon.
- Additional information:
- Pasma is manifested by hand tremor, cold perspiration, headache, and fainting. It is caused by exposure to heat followed by exposure to the cold.
- Informant:
- Same_ano L
- 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