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Family Fabaceae peas; legumes
Common name: Saga or Saga-saga (Filipino); Prayer bead; Rosarypea; Crab's eye; Jequerity (English)
Local name: Saga or Saga-saga
Indication: coughs and colds
Plant part used: leaves
Method of Preparation: Boil a handful of leaves in 1 liter of water to produce a decoction.
Direction for use: All ages: Drink 1 glass 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Tandas; Jose (Quezon; Atimonan; Ibaba; Brgy. Malinao; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Quezon

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