Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

(a) Piper betleL. (b) Areca catechuL. (c ) Not provided (d) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (e) Anacardium occidentaleL. Print

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Family (a) Piperaceae peppers (b) Arecaceae (c ) Not provided (d) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family (e) Anacardiaceae cashews
Common name: (a) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (b) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (c) Apog (d) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (e) Kasoy (Filipino); Cashew (English)
Local name: (a) Buyo with (b) bunga or Arecanut (Eng.) (c) apog (d) luya (e) kasoy
Indication: hernia
Plant part used: (a) leaves (b) fruit/nut (c) powder (d) rhizome (e) leaves
Method of Preparation: Chew equal proportion and apply directly to the affected part.
Direction for use: All ages: One application only.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Rubia; Valentin (Romblon; Sibuyan Island; San Fernando; Brgy. Poblacion; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Romblon

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