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Family Piperaceae
Common name:
Local name: Sarimara: Litlit (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Headache
Plant part used: Leaves
Method of Preparation: Get enough leaves.
Direction for use: Apply directly to the forehead and change when dry.
Additional information: "nginanganga" spicy, rarely bears fruit.
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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