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Family Unidentified
Common name: Not provided
Local name: Obog (Tagabawa)
Indication: For "babaon" (Tagabawa), "luas" (Bisaya)
Plant part used: Bark (white portion)
Method of Preparation: Extracted juice-Gather palm size bark of the obog, get the white portion and pound to produce juice.
Direction for use: Drink the extracted juice once a day until the sores are gone.
Additional information: Babaon is a Tagabawa term for mouth sore or oral sore. The color of the juice is somewhat red and it has a bitter taste.
Informant: Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya
Place gathered: Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
Gathered by / Date gathered: 22/03/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 05/02/2014
Province: Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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