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(a) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC Print

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Family (a) Rutaceae rues; rutaces (b) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (c ) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols
Common name: (a) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (c) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)
Local name: (a) Kalamansi mix with (b) Artamisa (c) Lakad-bulan
Indication: flu
Plant part used: (a) fruit (juice) (b) leaves (c) leaves
Method of Preparation: Wrap the sambong and artamisa leaves in a banana leaf. Heat over flame. Crush the heated leaves and mix with kalamansi juice. Rub this all over the body.
Direction for use: All ages: As needed.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Not provided
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Sorsogon

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