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Family Lythraceae
Common name: Hikau-hikauan (Filipino)
Local name: Pengapenga
Indication: fever
Plant part used: dried bark
Method of Preparation: Pound a handful of pengapenga leaves. Combine with dangla leaves. Wrap in banana leaf. Heat over a charcoal and put it to the forehead.
Direction for use: As long as fever has not subsided.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: de Opil; Nicasia (Benguet; Itogon; ; ;)
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Benguet

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