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Family Rubiaceae
Common name:
Local name: Hug-ayan (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Swelling or breast pain
Plant part used: Leaves or bark
Method of Preparation: Get enough part/s of hug-ayan.
Direction for use: Patch on the affected part and change the leaves or bark when it is already dry.
Additional information: Tree, about 30ft in height, Bark: with white patches, Fruit: round yellowish green, Flower: gray.
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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