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Family Thymeleaceae
Common name:
Local name: Malabago (Bis.)
Indication: Maladies caused by "witchcraft" like daot, paktol, barang
Plant part used: Leaves
Method of Preparation: Decoction: Get 5 matured leaves and boil in 5 glasses of water for 3-5 minutes. Note: When you treat "baranga or paktola'' the plants to used should not be even quantity.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction.
Additional information:
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: 09/07/2015
Province: Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

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