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(a) Opuntia cochenillifera(L.) P. Mill. (b) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (c ) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. Print

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Family (a) Cactaceae cactus (b) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family (c ) Lamiaceae
Common name: (a) Dilang-baka (Filipino); Nopal de cochinilla (Spanish) (b) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (c) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English)
Local name: (a) Dilang-baka with (b) luya (c) kadlum
Indication: gas pain
Plant part used: (a) leaves (b) rhizome (c) leaves
Method of Preparation: Squeeze a handful of leaves of dilang-baka and kadlum in a glass. Add juice of pounded rhizome of luya in 1/4 glass of water.
Direction for use: Adults/Adolescent: Take 2 spoonful 3x a day. Children: Take 1 spoonful daily.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Vargas; Genaro (Romblon; Magdiwang; Brgy. Bagumbayan; Sitio Canlubang)
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Romblon

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