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Family Fabaceae
Common name: Pudding pipe tree (English), Kanya pistula (English)
Local name: Barayong (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Diarrhea and vomiting
Plant part used: Roots or bark
Method of Preparation: Decoction: Get enough roots or bark and boil.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction as often as desired in a day.
Additional information: Tree about 20 ft. high, Fruit: (+) 1 foot long, Flower: (+) Yellow.
Informant: Ausan Diado, Anding Bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-09
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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