
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Common name:
- Local name:
- Bugnaw-bugnaw (Bis.)
- Indication:
- Any types of illnesses or ailment
- Plant part used:
- Leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Get enough quantity of leaves. Burn the leaves until these are turn to ashes.
- Direction for use:
- Massage it thoroughly to the affected area or apply adequate amount of ashes on the pulsating area.
- Additional information:
- Note: Used for "sumpa" (made from all plants gathered during the seven fridays before Holy Week.
- Informant:
- Vicente Bolongon Macalisang (healer)
- Place gathered:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio, Purok Spythaphyllum
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Ando JKE, Herlao IAV
- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKE
- Date abstracted:
- 10/07/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan