Mamon-mamon (Bla.)
Mode of Preparation
Claims/Usage
Utilized Part
flowers, leaves, roots
Methods of Preparation & Administration
To treat fever in infants/toddlers:
- Boil the roots in water.
- Bathe the infant/toddler. Note: Treatment should be done in the morning.
To treat toothache:
Using flowers:
- Put the flower directly into the hole of the broken/affected teeth and chew. The patient must be able to taste the flower's minty flaver.
- Have the patient spit out the macerated flower when the flower no longer tastes minty.
Using roots: - Boil the roots water.
- Have the patient drink the concoction.
To treat convulsion:
- Pound the leaves and mix with coconut oil.
- Put the leaves with lana(coconut oil) onto the patient's forehead for half day.
References
Catalogue of Life: https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/64KW2