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Pterocarpus indicus Willd. Print

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Family Fabaceae
Common name: Rosewood tree (English), Narra (English)
Local name: Naga (Hanunuo Mangyan), Nara (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Toothache
Plant part used: Leaves or bark
Method of Preparation: Get the sap from the leaves or bark and put in a piece cloth or cotton.
Direction for use: Put it directly on the affected tooth.
Additional information: After 5 minutes the pain will subside.
Informant: Ausan Diado, Anding Bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-09
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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