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Family (a) Fabaceae peas; legumes (b) Moraceae mulberries
Common name: (a) Tayam (Filipino); Asian ticktrefoil (English); Mani-manian (Tagalog) (b) Balite/Balete (Filipino); Weeping fig (English)
Local name: (a) Manmani (Ilk.) with (b) balite
Indication: abortifacient
Plant part used: (a) flower (b) leaves
Method of Preparation: Mix a handful of flowers with 5 balite leaves in 5 glasses of water to produce 3 glasses decoction.
Direction for use: Adolescent/adult/65 yrs. and above: Drink 1 glassful of decoction 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Tomas; Samuel (Ilocos Norte; Pidding; Magadang; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Ilocos Norte

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