| Family |
Asparagaceae |
| Common name: |
Bowstring hemp (Engl.); buntot-tigre (Tag.); buntot-palos (Tag.); tigi (Tag.) |
| Local name: |
Kalabo Tigre (Bis.) |
| Indication: |
Insect bites (fire ants, the sting from bees, and hornets)
|
| Plant part used: |
Leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Get one leaf. Smash it using the stone and then squeeze out the juice from the leaf.
|
| Direction for use: |
Apply the juice on the bitten area. |
| Additional information: |
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| 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: |
12/07/2015 |
| Province: |
Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan |
