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Family Clusiaceae
Common name: Mangostan (Filipino); Mangosteen (English)
Local name: Mangost (Ilk.)
Indication: cough tuberculosis
Plant part used: leaves
Method of Preparation: Boil a handful of leaves in 3 glasses of water to produce a glassful decoction.
Direction for use: Adolescent/adult/65 yrs. and above: Drink 1 glassful of decoction 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Bartolome; Feliciano (Ilocos Norte; Pidding; Barangay 3; )
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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