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Dioscorea hispida Dennst. Print

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Family Dioscoreaceae
Common name: Intoxicating yam (English), Asiatic bitter yam (English), Nami (Filipino)
Local name: Kurot (Hanunuo Mangyan), Name (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Boil
Plant part used: Tuber
Method of Preparation: Poultice: Get enough size of tuber and pound or scrape.
Direction for use: Patch or apply the poultice directly on the affected part.
Additional information: A lot like yam, Tuber: Poisonous, Flower: (+) Yellow, Stem: with thorns.
Informant: Ausan Diado, Anding Bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-10
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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