Mais, Mais nga Saag (Bis.)

Mais, Mais nga Saag (Bis.)

Zea mays L.

Respiratory

Grass Height: Not provided Leaves: Not provided Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Not provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Toothache. Preparation: Burn roots to charcoal.. Part used: Roots | Chicken pox. Preparation: Scrape the fruit, squeeze to extract juice. Part used: Fruit | Renal disease. Preparation: Boil a handful of cornsilk in 4 glasses of water until 2 glass is left.. Part used: Cornsilk | Abdominal pain. Preparation: Burn corn cobs to charcoal. Add kerosene .. Part used: Corn cob | Gipana sa Tahiya (Dili ingon ato) nga mulapos sa pikas side sa lawas. Preparation: Scrape a young corn. Squeeze and extract juice.. Part used: Fruit | Dysentery. Preparation: Burn tip of a corn cob to charcoal. Mix it with 1/4 glass of water.. Part used: Corn cob | Treatment for itchiness from DUNGGAS (a tree found in forest that caused itchiness). Preparation: Scrape the body of a young corn.. Part used: Fruit | Kidney problem. Preparation: Boil a young corn with newly sprout cornsilk in 4 glasses of water.. Part used: Young corn with cornsilk | Asthma. Preparation: Gather the cornsilk of a young strayed corn. Boil 1 glass of cornsilk in 1 glass of water for 2 minutes. Let it cool.. Part used: Cornsilk

Preparation

Burn roots to charcoal. | Scrape the fruit, squeeze to extract juice | Boil a handful of cornsilk in 4 glasses of water until 2 glass is left. | Burn corn cobs to charcoal. Add kerosene . | Scrape a young corn. Squeeze and extract juice. | Burn tip of a corn cob to charcoal. Mix it with 1/4 glass of water. | Scrape the body of a young corn. | Boil a young corn with newly sprout cornsilk in 4 glasses of water. | Gather the cornsilk of a young strayed corn. Boil 1 glass of cornsilk in 1 glass of water for 2 minutes. Let it cool.

Location & Habitat

REGION XI (DAVAO REGION), DAVAO DEL SUR, CITY OF DAVAO, Tropical lower montane rainforest

Research

Kinasang'an Foundation Inc: Documentation of Medicinal Plants and Healing Rituals of the Obu-Manuvu Tribe of Marilog District, Davao City.

Additional Images

Mais, Mais nga Saag (Bis.)
Mais, Mais nga Saag (Bis.)
Mais, Mais nga Saag (Bis.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Zea mays L.
Local Name
Mais, Mais nga Saag (Bis.)
Family
Poaceae, Graminae
Category
Respiratory
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026