- 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 severe cough
- Plant part used:
- leaf
- Method of Preparation:
- Collect enough plant materials. Heat the leaves and pound these to get the extract.
- Direction for use:
- For children: take one tablespoon For adults: take two tablespoons Do this three times a day before meals
- Additional information:
- Pregnant women in their first trimester should not take this medicine.
- Informant:
- Estoco E
- Place gathered:
- Samar, Hinabangan, Barangay Bagacay, Taft Watershed
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Luceriano RP
- Abstracted by:
- QuitainA
- Date abstracted:
- Mar-14
- Province:
- Samar Island