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Family (a) Rubiaceae madders; rubiaces (b) Acoraceae sweet-flag (c ) Solanaceae nightshades; solanaces (d) Amaryllidaceae
Common name: (a) Donia Aurora (Filipino) (b) Lubigan (Filipino); Sweetflag; Calamus (English) (c) Tabako (Filipino); Tobacco; Cultivated tobacco (English) (d) Bawang (Filipino); Garlic; Cultivated garlic (English)
Local name: (a) Agboe (b) eabigan (c) tabako (d) bawang
Indication: headache
Plant part used: (a) bark (b) rhizome (c) ashes (d) clove
Method of Preparation: Scrape the bark put in boiling water. Chew lubigan then add ash and roasted garlic and mix. Rub at the whole body the extract made. Poultice at forehead.
Direction for use: As needed or 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Torebio; Shirley (Aklan; Altavas; Poblacion; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Aklan

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