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Family Clusiaceae
Common name: Mangostan (Filipino); Mangosteen (English)
Local name: Mangostan (Ceb.)
Indication: diarrhea
Plant part used: pericarp
Method of Preparation: Pound dried pericarp into pieces and boil in 4 glasses of water to produce 3 glasses decoction.
Direction for use: Child: Drink 1/2 glass decoction 3x a day. Adolescent/adult: Drink 1 glass decoction 3x a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Tagaro; Pedro (Camiguin; Mambajao; Brgy. Lakas; ; )
Place gathered: Not provided
Gathered by / Date gathered: Not provided
Abstracted by: Not provided
Date abstracted: Not provided
Province: Camiguin

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