| Leukosyke capitella Wedd. |
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- Family:
- Urticaceae
- Common name:
- Toothscrubbber (English), Alagasi (Filipino)
- Local name:
- Ambabilan (Tagakaulo), Alagasi (Tagalog)
- Indication:
- To eradicate the fishy smell of discharges after giving birth, para dili langsa ang dugo after manganak
- Plant part used:
- Bark
- Method of Preparation:
- Decoction-Boil about a handful of ambabilan bark. Let it simmer for about a minute.
- Direction for use:
- Drink the decoction 1 cup once a day.
- Additional information:
- Taken by mothers before giving birth.
- Informant:
- Balabay Diansing- Mamulongay (Tagakaulo) traditional healer
- Place gathered:
- Davao del Sur, Malita, Kilalag, Sitio Kyasan
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- 04/03/2013
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 10/03/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Tagakaolo