- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Common name:
- mutha (Tag.); nut grass, coco grass, nutsedge (Engl.); balisanga, barsanga (Ilk.); boto-botones, tarugug (Bik.); galonalpas, kusung, mala-apulid, mota, omadiung, onoran (Pamp.)
- Local name:
- burobotones
- Indication:
- For pasma
- Plant part used:
- whole plant
- 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