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(a) Piper betleL. (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (e) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe Print

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Family (a) Piperaceae peppers (b) Not provided (c ) Not provided (d) Lamiaceae (e) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family
Common name: (a) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (b) Sambre (c) Sentimiento (d) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (e) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)
Local name: (a) Buyo with (b) sambre (c) Sentimiento (d) kadlum (e) luya
Indication: stomachache with vomiting
Plant part used: (a) leaves (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) rhizome
Method of Preparation: Get 3-inch roots each of sambre; sentimiento; kadlun; 3 leaves of buyo and 7 slices of rhizome. Boil in 1 glass of water to produce 1/2 glass of decoction.
Direction for use: All ages: Drink1/2 glass of decoction 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Rada; Primitiva (Romblon; 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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