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(a) Not provided (b) Smilax bracteata C.Presl (c ) Not provided (d) Alstonia scholaris(L.) R. Br. (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Cordia dichotomaG. Forst. Print

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Family (a) Not provided (b) Smilacaceae (c ) Not provided (d) Apocynaceae dogbane; apocyns (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Boraginaceae borage; bourraches
Common name: (a) Not provided (b) Banag (Filipino) (c ) Not provided (d) Dita (Filipino); Bitter bark (English) (e) Not provided (f) Not provided (g) Anonang (Filipino); Sebestan plum; Fragrant manjack (English)
Local name: (a) Salibadbad mix with (b) banagan (c) tagitang (d) dita (e) cacao-cacao (f) banawak (g) anonang (Vis)
Indication: relapse after childbirth
Plant part used: (a) vine (b) vine (c) bark (d) bark (e) roots (f) rhizome (g) bark
Method of Preparation: Chop all plant parts mentioned to produce a handful of mixture (equal parts). Boil in 3 glasses of water to produce 1 glass decoction.
Direction for use: Mothers: Drink 1/4 glass of decoction 3x a day.
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: Zamboanga

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