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(a) Saccharum spontaneumL. (b) Blumea balsamifera(L) DC (c ) Allium cepaL. (d) Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. (e) Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (f) Kaempferia galanga L. Print

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Family (a) Poaceae grasses; gramines (b) Asteraceae sunflowers; tournesols (c ) Amaryllidaceae (d) Lamiaceae mints; menthes (e) Lamiaceae (f) Zingiberaceae Ginger Family
Common name: (a) Talahib (Filipino); Wild sugarcane (English) (b) Sambong (Filipino); Blumea camphor; Ngai camphor(English) (c) Sibuyas (Filipino); Onion (English) (d) Mayana (Filipino) (e) Kadlum (Filipino); Indian patchouli (English) (f) Gisol (Filipino); Galanga (English)
Local name: (a) Eag-eag (b) hinalib-on (c) sibuyas costa (d) lampunaya (e) kadlum (f) kusol
Indication: rheumatism
Plant part used: (a) shoots or ubod (b) 7 leaves (c) bulb (d) 7 leaves (e) 7 leaves (f) 7 leaves
Method of Preparation: Pound all ingredients together and rub to affected part.
Direction for use: As needed.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: (a) Teodosio; Azucena (Aklan; Balete; Arcangel; ) & (b) Feliciano; Lucero (Aklan; Balete; ; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Aklan

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