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(a) Acorus calamusL. (b) Piper betleL. (c ) Not provided (d) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe Print

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Family (a) Acoraceae sweet-flag (b) Piperaceae peppers (c ) Not provided (d) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family
Common name: (a) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (b) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (c) Not provided (d) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)
Local name: (a) Eabigan (b) buyo (c) agiw (d) luy-a
Indication: headache
Plant part used: (a) rhizome (b) leaves (c) shoot (d) rhizome
Method of Preparation: Boil all and drink decoction.
Direction for use: 3x a day before meals
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Rabanes; Efipania (Aklan; Balete; Norton; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Aklan

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