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Family Euphorbiaceae
Common name: Luhang-dalaga (Filipino), Devil's backbone (English), Slipper spurge (English)
Local name: Urong (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: "Utal o umurong ang dila"
Plant part used: Bark with sap.
Method of Preparation: Get enough bark and singe on fire.
Direction for use: Rub or apply the urong in an upward direction near the jaw.
Additional information:
Informant: Barrios Gawid
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-10
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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