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1 Uncollected 2 Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex G. Don Print

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Family 1 Uncollected 2 Apocynaceae
Common name: 1 Not provided 2 Devil tree (English), Batino (Filipino)
Local name: 1 Kalmudo (Tagakaulo) 2 Dita (Tagakaulo), Batino (Tagalog)
Indication: For intestinal worm, antihelmentic, para sa bitok
Plant part used: 1 Roots and Young leaves 2 Bark
Method of Preparation: Extracted juice- Scrape the bark of Dita then squeeze to extract the juice. Squeeze as well the roots and young leaves of Kalmudo.
Direction for use: Let the patient chew the squeezed Dita bark and Kalmudo roots and young leaves.
Additional information: The patient can eat the chewed part or just extract the juice from the masticated parts.
Informant: Clarita Inantay-a traditional general practitioner in Tagakaolo and at the same time she is also a Mananamok (Tagakaulo)-traditional birth attendant or midwife.
Place gathered: Davao del Sur, Malita, Barangay Pinalpalan, Sitio Lunao
Gathered by / Date gathered: 12/11/2012
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 10/03/2014
Province: Davao - Tagakaolo

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