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:'Kaburo' is cultivated [[#References|<sup>1</sup>]] | :'Kaburo' is cultivated [[#References|<sup>(1)</sup>]] | ||
:The dried rhizome is pounded, mixed with water and drunk as an antidote to snake bites, and as a cure for diarrhoea.[[#References|<sup>1</sup>]] | :The dried rhizome is pounded, mixed with water and drunk as an antidote to snake bites, and as a cure for diarrhoea.[[#References|<sup>(1)</sup>]] | ||
:Wearing a necklace of dried 'kaburo' is believed to scare away malevolent spirits because of the smell.[[#References|<sup>1</sup>]] | :Wearing a necklace of dried 'kaburo' is believed to scare away malevolent spirits because of the smell.[[#References|<sup>(1)</sup>]] | ||
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#[[Wikipedia:Ethnobotany|Ethnobotany]] of the Iban & Kelabit by Hanne Christensen | #[[Wikipedia:Ethnobotany|Ethnobotany]] of the Iban & Kelabit by Hanne Christensen | ||
#[[Wikipedia:Sweet flag]] | |||
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Revision as of 08:24, 9 August 2007
'Kaburo' in it's natural habitat
'Kaburo' rhizome
'Kaburo' flower
Dried 'kaburo'
Pronounciation
?
Alternative spellings
- Keburo
Translations
- Part of speech
- noun
- English
- Sweet flag
- Malay
- ?
Derived Terms
- n/a
Encyclopedic info
- Scientific name
- Acorus calamus
- Kelabit
- 'Kaburo' inah adhah sibu
- Uat nuk pangah pidang tuen nutuk, ngelamud ruyung abpa'. Abpa' dih rupen, koh tabat etap selangui, mey lemaii
- Baney 'kaburo' pakai meta'ut ada'
- English
- 'Kaburo' is cultivated (1)
- The dried rhizome is pounded, mixed with water and drunk as an antidote to snake bites, and as a cure for diarrhoea.(1)
- Wearing a necklace of dried 'kaburo' is believed to scare away malevolent spirits because of the smell.(1)
- Malay
- ?
References
- Ethnobotany of the Iban & Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
- Wikipedia:Sweet flag