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- Family:
- (a) Poaceae grasses; gramines (b) Lythraceae loosestrife
- Common name:
- (a) Mais (Filipino); Corn (English) (b) Banaba (Filipino); Pride of India (English)
- Local name:
- (a) Piki (b) banaba
- Indication:
- kidney trouble
- Plant part used:
- (a) hairs (b) leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Boil a handful of corn hairs together with 7 leaves of banaba in 5 glasses of water. Drink decoction.
- Direction for use:
- Adults: Drink 1 glass 3x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- All herbolarios interviewed (Bontoc; ; ; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Bontoc