| Family |
Leguminosae |
| Common name: |
makahia (Pang., Tag.); damohia (Tag.); bashful mimosa, humble plant, sensitive plant, shame plant, tickle-me plant (Engl.); babain, dilgansusu (Ilk.); harupai, kiromkirom (S.L. Bis.); huya-huya (Bis.); sipug-sipug (Sub.); tuyag-huyag (P. Bis.); torog-torog (Bik.) |
| Local name: |
kiromkirom |
| Indication: |
For buang |
| Plant part used: |
root |
| Method of Preparation: |
Prepare about 105 pieces of dapal - long roots. Boil 63 pieces in 3 glasses of water until 1 glass is left. When consumed, boil another set of odd-number pieces of the plant material to make a strong decoction. |
| Direction for use: |
Let patient take decoction by mouth whenever she/he is afflicted by the condition, ie, pasma ha gutom, blangko ang isip. |
| Additional information: |
One dapal is the width of four fingers. One may become 'buang' or 'blangko ang isip' because of pasma ha gutom. Pasma ha gutom is caused by frequent skipping of meals then drinking something cold like coconut water. It is manifested by headache, cold perspiration; may lead to epilepsy. |
| Informant: |
FGD1 |
| Place gathered: |
Northern Samar, Las Navas, Barangay San Isidro, Catubig Watershed |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Sia IC, Mendoza MTB, Luceriano RP, Aparentado MGU |
| Abstracted by: |
QuitainA |
| Date abstracted: |
Mar-14 |
| Province: |
Samar Island |
