| Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. |
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- Family:
- Rubiaceae
- Common name:
- Leichhardt tree (English), Bangkal (Filipino)
- Local name:
- Bangkal (Hanunuo Mangyan)
- Indication:
- Boil
- Plant part used:
- Young leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Poultice: Get enough young leaves depending on the size of the boil, cut into pieces and squeeze.
- Direction for use:
- Patch or apply the poultice directly on the affected part.
- Additional information:
- Tree about 40ft in height, painful when applied, if the boil is mature enough the pus will come out, if the boil is immature it will shrink, Fruit: Red fruit in every branch, fruits are eaten by bats, Flower: Yellow.
- 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)