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(b) Cymbopogon citratus(DC.) Stapf (c ) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe Print

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Family (b) Poaceae grasses; gramines (c ) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family
Common name: (a) Biasang (b) Tanglad (Filipino); Ginger grass; Lemon grass (English) (c) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)
Local name: (a) Biasang (Vis.) mix with (b) tanglad (c) ginger
Indication: gas pain
Plant part used: (a) fruit; (b) leaves (c) rhizome
Method of Preparation: Chop fruit; leaves and rhizome (equal parts) to produce a handful of mixture. Boil in 5 glasses of water to produce 3 glasses of decoction.
Direction for use: Children/Adolescent/Adults: Drink 1/2 glass of decoction 2x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Recamara; Candida Q. (Zamboanga; Dapitan City; ; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Zamboanga

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