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(a) Not provided (b) Entada phaseoloides(L.) Merr. (c ) Artemisia vulgarisL. (d) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC Print

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Family (a) Not provided (b) Fabaceae peas; legumes (c ) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (d) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols
Common name: (a) Lagunding itim (b) Gogo (Filipino); St. Thomas bean (English) (c) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (d) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English)
Local name: (a) Lagunding -itim mix with (b) Gugo (Tag.) (c) damong maria (d) sambong
Indication: numbness
Plant part used: (a) fresh leaves (b) fresh leaves (c) roots (d) roots
Method of Preparation: Boil 3 to 4 leaves of lagunding-itim; 1 whole plant with roots of damong-maria; 5' long root of sambong in 2 glasses of water to produce 1 glass of decoction.
Direction for use: All ages: Rub on the numb part of the body.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Laqui; Ambrosio (Batangas; Cuenca; Dita; ; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Batangas

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