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Family Euphorbiaceae
Common name: Tubang-bakod (Filipino), Physic nut tree (English)
Local name: Kasla (Hanunuo Mangyan), Tuba-tuba (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Watery stool or diarrhea
Plant part used: Bark
Method of Preparation: Decoction: Get enough piece of bark and boil.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction once a day until the patient gets well.
Additional information: Soft wood, bitter, has rough leaves, poisonous fruit, used for animal fracture.
Informant: Ausan Diado, Anding Bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-09
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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