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Family Bombacaceae
Common name: White silk cotton tree (English), Bulak (Filipino)
Local name: Tangil (Tau-buid Mangyan), Bulak (Tau-buid Mangyan)
Indication: Toothache
Plant part used: Bark
Method of Preparation: Decoction: Get enough size of bark and boil in 2 glasses of water.
Direction for use: Gargle the decoction when there is pain only.
Additional information:
Informant: FGD
Place gathered: Sitio Safa, Barangay Sabang, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: Dando LRA, Dando SH
Abstracted by: Dando LRA, Dando SH
Date abstracted: 13/07/2013
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Tribe Tau-Buid)

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