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(a) Ficus pseudopalma (b) Lagerstroemia speciosa (c) Not provided Print

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Family (a) Moraceae (b) Lythraceae (c) Not provided
Common name: (a) Niyog-niyogan (Tag.); palm-like fig (Engl.); philippine fig (Engl.) (b) Banaba (Bis.); bugaron; duguam; kauilan; pamalauagan; queen carpe myrle (Engl.) (c) Not provided
Local name: (a) Tagnanam pula (Bis.) with (b) badbaran (Bis.) and (c) sulbaran (Bis.)
Indication: Maladies caused by "witchcraft" like daot, paktol, barang
Plant part used: (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots
Method of Preparation: Prepare the roots of (a) tagnanam pula, (b) badbaran, and (c) sulbaran. Boil equal proportion of the roots in 3 glasses of water for 10 minutes. 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: Bienvinido G. Ponce (healer)
Place gathered: Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio, Purok Gumamela
Gathered by / Date gathered: Ando JKE, Herlao IAV
Abstracted by: Ando, JKE
Date abstracted: 14/03/2015
Province: Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

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