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Elaeocarpus monocera Cav. Print

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Family Elaeocarpaceae
Common name: Tabian (Filipino), Malatubig (Polilio)
Local name: Apalang (Hanunuo Mangyan), Putat (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Scabies
Plant part used: Bark
Method of Preparation: Get enough amount of sap from the bark.
Direction for use: Rub directly to the affected area.
Additional information: Around 12 ft., with small red flowers; The hanunuo mangyan in balugo believed that when apalang's flowers bloom the will catch cold.
Informant: FGD
Place gathered: Sitio Balugo, Barangay Budburan, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-22
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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