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Family Acoraceae sweet-flag
Common name: Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English)
Local name: Lubigan
Indication: gas pain
Plant part used: fresh leaves
Method of Preparation: Boil a handful of lubigan leaves in 3 cups of water and drink decoction.
Direction for use: Child: 1 tbsp. 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Flores; Francisco (Benguet; Sablan; ; ;)
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Benguet

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