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Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. Print

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Family Amaranthaceae
Common name: Polpala (English)
Local name: Tae-tae (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Diarrhea and vomiting
Plant part used: Any part
Method of Preparation: Decoction: Get enough part of tae-tae and boil.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction, 2 times a day for 2 days.
Additional information: Herb, dies during summer, flowers:numerous white small flowers about 1 cm or less.
Informant: Salayaw Agati
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-12
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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