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Common name:
Local name: (a) Badbaran (Bis.) with (b) Badbad (Bis.), (c) Sulbaran (Bis.), (d) Pahauli sa moros (Bis.), and (e) Pahauling kahoy (Bis.)
Indication: Unexplainable illness or maladies caused by "witchcraft" like daot, paktol, barang
Plant part used: (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) roots
Method of Preparation: Chop the roots of (a) badbaran, (b) badbad, (c) sulbaran (d) pahauli sa moros, and (e) pahauling kahoy into small pieces. Mix and boil equal proportion of the root in 1 liter of water. Note: When you treat "baranga or paktola'' the plants to used should not be even quantity.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction.
Additional information:
Informant: Vicente Bolongon Macalisang (healer)
Place gathered: Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio, Purok Spythaphyllum
Gathered by / Date gathered: Ando JKE, Herlao IAV
Abstracted by: Ando, JKE
Date abstracted: 22/11/2014
Province: Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

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