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Family Zingiberaceae
Common name: Tagbak-babae and Bagumbung (Filipino)
Local name: Tagbak (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Asthma
Plant part used: Leaves, bark or fruit
Method of Preparation: Decoction: Get enough quantity of tagbak then boil.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction as often as you want in a day until healed or eat the fruit.
Additional information: No overdose, can be seen near rivers, around 15 ft. in height, thumb size circumference, leaves are around 24 inches or more in lenght, fruit: (+) green and round, flowers: (+) brownish red.
Informant: Tipon bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-03-15
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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