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Family Unidentified
Common name: Not provided
Local name: Talaid (Tagalog)
Indication: For kaggat kapoy (Tagabawa)
Plant part used: Young leaves
Method of Preparation: Poultice-Get 3 pieces of young leaves of talaid.
Direction for use: Chew the young leaves then apply the chewed leaves as a poultice on the bite area. Do it only once. It could also be eaten directly.
Additional information: Its leaf has sharp edges. Kaggat kapoy refers to snake bite.
Informant: FGD (Focus Group Discussion) with the members of Lucatong-Biangan Bagobo Association : Remedios Kabaling, Gloria Sandangan, Juanita de Dios Imban, Gabriel Tampulong, Elinita Karan
Place gathered: North Cotabato, Makilala, Brgy. Biangan, Sitio Lucatong
Gathered by / Date gathered: 19/02/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 05/02/2014
Province: Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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