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(a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Stachytarpheta jamaicensis(L.) Vahl (d) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. Print

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Family (a) Not provided (b) Not provided (c ) Verbenaceae verbenas; verbnaces (d) Lamiaceae
Common name: (a) Kamantulan (b) Sentimiento (c) Kandikandilaan (Filipino); Devil's coach whip; Light-blue snakeweed (English) (d) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English)
Local name: (a) Kamantulan with (b) Sentimiento (c) kandi-kandilaan (d) kadlum
Indication: irregular menstruation
Plant part used: (a) roots (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots
Method of Preparation: Cut roots into pieces. Boil in 3 glasses of water to produce 1 glass of decoction.
Direction for use: Female only: Drink 1/4 glass of decoction 3x a day on expected date.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Not provided
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Romblon

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