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Family Lamiaceae mints; menthes
Common name: Balanoy (Filipino); Grand basilic; Sweet basil (English)
Local name: Bawing
Indication: cough
Plant part used: leaves or root
Method of Preparation: Boil a handful of leaves in 3 glasses of water. Drink decoction.
Direction for use: Adolescent/Adult: Drink 1 glass decoction 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Canales; Gil (Zamboanga del Sur; Labangan; Brgy. Bukong; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Zamboanga del Sur

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