- Family:
- Melastomataceae
- Common name:
- Mealastoma (Engl.)
- Local name:
- Salaponti (Bis.)
- Indication:
- Chest pain
- Plant part used:
- Leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Get enough quantity of leaves and boil in 3-5 glasses of water for 5 minutes.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the decoction three (3) times a day.
- Additional information:
- 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:
- 10/12/2014
- Province:
- Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan