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Family Euphorbiaceae
Common name: Not provided
Local name: Bugna (Tagakaulo)
Indication: For relapse, bugna (Tagakaulo), bughat (Bisaya), binat (Tagalog)
Plant part used: Bark
Method of Preparation: Aromatic bath and Poultice-Get about a palm-sized bark. Scrape the bark then mix it with the water used in bathing.
Direction for use: Use the concoction as a aromatic bath, then apply (idak-dak) the remaining scraped bark on the forehead of the patient.
Additional information: Not provided
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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