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(a) Ceiba pentandra(L.) Gaertn. (b) Sesbania grandiflora(L.) Pers. (c ) Pterocarpus indicusWilld. Print

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Family (a) Malvaceae mallows; mauves (b) Fabaceae peas; legumes (c ) Fabaceae peas; legumes
Common name: (a) Kapok (Filipino); White satin cotton tree; White silk-cotton tree; Kapoktree; Silk cotton tree (English) (b) Katuray (Filipino); Vegetable hummingbird (English) (c) Narra (Filipino); Nara (Tagalog)
Local name: (a) Kapok (b) Kambang-tuli (c) Naga
Indication: singaw
Plant part used: (a) bark (b) bark (c) bark
Method of Preparation: Boil a handful of bark from each plants mentioned in 4 glasses of water. Drink.
Direction for use: Adult/Adolescent: Drink 1 glass 3x a day.
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: Tawi-tawi

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