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Family Lamiaceae
Common name: Alagaw (Filipino)
Local name: Adgaw (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Chest tightness
Plant part used: Young leaves
Method of Preparation: Get enough leaves and crush by hand.
Direction for use: Sniff the crushed leaves.
Additional information: Smells like vics, use in "nga-nga"", Flower: Small violet flowers.
Informant: Barrios Gawid
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-10
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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