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Family Piperaceae
Common name:
Local name: Sarimara: Litlit (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Abdominal pain
Plant part used: Stem or Leaves.
Method of Preparation: Get enough leaves or stem and singe on fire.
Direction for use: Chew and swallow after.
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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