- Family:
- Rubiaceae
- Common name:
- Ant plant (Engl.)
- Local name:
- Lagay-lagay sa amo (Bis.)
- Indication:
- Antidote for breast cancer; tumor; goiter
- Plant part used:
- Whole part of the plant; fleshy part
- Method of Preparation:
- Burn the whole part of the plant until these turn to ashes.
- Direction for use:
- Apply adequate amount of ashes on the affected area.
- Additional information:
- Informant:
- Vicente Bolongon Macalisang (healer); Bienvinido Go-oc Ponce (healer)
- Place gathered:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio, Purok Spythaphyllum; Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio, Purok Gumamela
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Ando JKE, Herlao IAV
- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKE
- Date abstracted:
- 27/12/2014
- Province:
- Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan