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Family 1 Lauraceae 2 Sapotaceae 3 Myrtaceae
Common name: 1 Avocado (English), Abokado (Filipino) 2 Star apple (English), Kaymito or Kaimito (Filipino) 3 Guava (English), Bayabas (Filipino)
Local name: 1 Abokado (Tagalog, Bisaya) 2 Kaimito (Tagalog, Bisaya) 3 Bayabas (Bisaya, Tagalog)
Indication: For sakit sa tiyan (Bisaya), stomach ache (English)
Plant part used: Young leaves and the fruit
Method of Preparation: Decoction-Boil 1 handful each of young leaves of abokado, kaimito, and bayabas as well as there fruits in 2 glasses of water, stop the boiling process until 1 glass remains.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction 3 x a day. Continue until the affliction is gone.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Teody Mansimoy-at
Place gathered: Paluga MJD, Ragrario AMM, Millondaga KJI, Cabero JD
Gathered by / Date gathered: 09/05/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 10/03/2014
Province: Davao - Talaingod Manobo

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