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Samanea saman(Jacq.) Merr. Print

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Family Fabaceae peas; legumes
Common name: Acacia (Filipino; Spanish); Raintree (English)
Local name: Acacia
Indication: dandruff
Plant part used: bark
Method of Preparation: Chop bark to produce a handful. Boil in 5 glasses of water to produce 3 glasses shampoo solution.
Direction for use: Adolescent/adult/65 yrs. and above: Shampoo hair 3x a week.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Tomas; Samuel (Ilocos Norte; Pidding; Magadang; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Ilocos Norte

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