Philippine Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health

(a) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (b) Artemisia vulgarisL. (c ) Fortunella japonica(Thunb.) Swingle Print

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Family (a) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (b) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (c ) Rutaceae rues; rutaces
Common name: (a) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (b) Damong-maria (Filipino); Maidenwort; Common wormwood; Hierba de San Juan; Mugwort; Artemisia (English) (c) Kalamansi (Filipino); Chinese orange; Round kumquat (English)
Local name: (a) Lakad-bulan mix with (b) Artamisa (c) Kalamansi
Indication: flu
Plant part used: (a) leaves (b) leaves (c) fruit (juice)
Method of Preparation: Wrap the sambong and artamisa leaves in a banana leaf. Heat over flame. Crush the heated leaves and mix with kalamansi juice. Rub this all over the body.
Direction for use: All ages: As needed.
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: Sorsogon

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