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Justicia gendarussa Burm f. Print

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Family Acanthaceae
Common name: Tuhod-manok (Filipino), Gandarusa (English)
Local name: Daranaw (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Stomach ache, Right and left lower quadrant abdominal pain.
Plant part used: Leaves
Method of Preparation: Get enough leaves which can also be singe on fire.
Direction for use: Patch the leaves on the affected area.
Additional information: Shrub, 3ft in height, used as a protection from "Aswang" a mystical creature in the Philippines.
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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