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Zingiber officinaleRoscoe Print

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Family Zingiberaceae Ginger Family
Common name: Luya (Filipino); Ginger; Garden ginger (English)
Local name: Ginger
Indication: stomachache
Plant part used: rhizome
Method of Preparation: Boil a rhizome to make a 'salabat'. Add sugar.
Direction for use: Adults: Drink 1 glass 'salabat' every hour.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: (a) Tacorda; Lumen (Camarines Sur; Calabanga; San Roque; ) & (b) Analupa; Jose (Camarines Sur; Calabanga; San Francisco; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Camarines Sur

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