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(a) Capsicum annuumL. (b) Premna odorataBlanco (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (d) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. (h) Ficus septica Burm.f. (I) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe Print

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Family (a) Solanaceae nightshades; solanaces (b) Lamiaceae mints; menthes (c ) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (d) Lamiaceae (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Lamiaceae mints; menthes (h) Moraceae (I) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family
Common name: (a) Sili (Filipino); Bell pepper; Cayenne pepper (English) (b) Alagau (Filipino); Fragrant premna (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (d) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (e) Apog (f) Not provided (g) Mayana (Filipino) (h) Hauili (Filipino) (i) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)
Local name: (a) Katumbal (b) adgaw (c) hinalib-on (d) kadlum (e) Apog (f) alibot-bot (g) lampunaya (h) labnog (i) luy-a
Indication: headache
Plant part used: (a) lime (b) leaves (c) leaves (d) leaves (e) leaves (f) leaves (g) leaves (h) leaves (i) rhizome
Method of Preparation: Mix leaves and ginger and wrap in banana leaf then heat over flame. Mix apog; then massage to head.
Direction for use: As needed.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Not provided
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Aklan

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