| Family |
Musaceae |
| Common name: |
Banana (Tag.) |
| Local name: |
Saging sab-a (Bis.) |
| Indication: |
Hypertension |
| Plant part used: |
Dried leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Decoction: Gather enough amount of dried leaves and chop it into small pieces. Boil in 3-5 glasses of water. |
| Direction for use: |
Take the blood pressure first. Drink the decoction three (3) times a day before eating or at any time of the day until the blood pressure decreases. . Blood pressure monitoring is encouraged as well. |
| Additional information: |
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| Informant: |
William Ongue Bolongon (healer) |
| Place gathered: |
Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cangmatnog, Purok Fortune |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Ando JKE, Herlao IAV |
| Abstracted by: |
Ando, JKE |
| Date abstracted: |
15/11/2014 |
| Province: |
Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan |
