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Gossypium?hirsutum?L., Gossypium barbadense L. Print

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Family ?Malvaceae
Common name: Cotton (English), Bulak (Filipino)
Local name: Bukel (Tagabawa), Bulak (Tagalog), Gapas (Bisaya)
Indication: For bitannu (Tagabawa)
Plant part used: Mature leaves
Method of Preparation: Expressed juice/Inhalation- Rub mature leaves between two hands to express juice.
Direction for use: Let the patient sniff directly the rubbed (komos) leaf.
Additional information: Bitannu is the Tagabawa term for common colds or sip-on in Bisaya.
Informant: Onto Werno is the Sitio leader of Tudaya
Place gathered: Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
Gathered by / Date gathered: 22/03/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 05/02/2014
Province: Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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