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Family Asteraceae
Common name: Marsh Para Cress (English)
Local name: Unnamed plant with yellow flower
Indication: For toothache, para sa sakit sa ngipon
Plant part used: Flower
Method of Preparation: Obtain yellow flowers, the number to get depends on the number of the teeth affected.
Direction for use: Eat the flower directly. Continue until pain felt is gone.
Additional information: The bitter taste is said to cure toothache.
Informant: Aurelia Enok- (mabalian)
Place gathered: North Cotabato, Makilala,Old Bulatukan
Gathered by / Date gathered: 16/02/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 05/02/2014
Province: Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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