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Family Piperaceae peppers
Common name: Litlit (Filipino); Javanese long pepper (English)
Local name: Kamara
Indication: asthma
Plant part used: bark
Method of Preparation: Chop bark to produce 1/2 glass. Boil in 3 glasses of water to produce 2 glass decoctions.
Direction for use: Adults: Drink 1/2 glass decoction 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Felicitas; Tiburcio (Nueva Ecija; San Jose City; ; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Nueva Ecija

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