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Family Lauraceae laurels
Common name: Abukado (Filipino); Avocado (English)
Local name: Avocado
Indication: diarrhea
Plant part used: fresh leaves
Method of Preparation: Boil 7 leaves in 2 glasses of water to produce 1/2 glass decoction.
Direction for use: Adults: 1/2 glass decoction at one time.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: (a) Maglapit; Apolonia (Camarines Sur; Baao; Del Rosario; ) (b) del Puerto; Alice (Camarines Sur; Calabanga; San Francisco; ) (c ) Adan; Eliza (Camarines Sur; Calabanga; San Roque; ) (d) Abante; Zany (Camarines Sur; Lagonoy; San Antonio; ) & (e) Fabricante; Eva (Camarines Sur; Calabanga; San Francisco; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Camarines Sur

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