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(a) Zingiber officinaleRoscoe (b) Areca catechuL. (c ) Not provided (d) Piper betleL. (e) Anacardium occidentaleL. Print

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Family (a) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family (b) Arecaceae (c ) Not provided (d) Piperaceae peppers (e) Anacardiaceae cashews
Common name: (a) Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English) (b) Bunga (Filipino); Areca nut; Betel palm (English) (c) Apog (d) Ikmo (Filipino); Betel; Betel pepper (English) (e) Kasoy (Filipino); Cashew (English)
Local name: (a) Luya with (b) bunga or Arecanut (Eng.) (c) apog (d) buyo (e) kasoy
Indication: stomachache with vomiting
Plant part used: (a) leaves (b) roots (c) roots (d) roots (e) rhizome
Method of Preparation: Get 3-inch roots each of sambre; sentimiento; kadlun; 3 leaves of buyo and 7 slices of rhizome. Boil in 1 glass of water to produce 1/2 glass of decoction.
Direction for use: All ages: Drink1/2 glass of decoction 3x a day.
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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