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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Codiaeum variegatum(L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss. (d) Daemonorops mollis (Blanco) Merr. Print

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Family (a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Euphorbiaceae spurge; euphorbes (d) Arecaceae
Common name: (a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c) Garden croton (English); San Francisco (Spanish) (d) Rattan (Filipino)
Local name: (a) Colisong with (b) Dug-dugay (c) san francisco (d) oway (Rattan)
Indication: skin diseases
Plant part used: (a) fruit (b) fruit (c) stem (d) leaves
Method of Preparation: Burn 2 fruits each of colisong; dug-dugay; and oway leaves (3). Scrape San Francisco stem. Put ashes in a bottle full of coconut oil.
Direction for use: All ages: Cleanse the affected part. Apply the mixture with cotton buds daily.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Servo; Teodora (Romblon; ; Brgy. Capaclar; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Romblon

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