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1 Psidium guajava L. 2 Euphorbia?hirta?L. 3 Persea americana Mill. 4 Chrysophyllum cainito Linn. Print

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Family 1 Myrtaceae 2 Euphorbiaceae 3 Lauraceae 4 Sapotaceae
Common name: 1 Guava (English), Bayabas (Filipino) 2 Asthma weed (English), Tawa-tawa (Filipino) 3 Avocado (English), Abokado (Filipino) 4 Star apple (English), Kaymito or Kaimito ( Filipino)
Local name: 1 Bayabas (Tagabawa, Bisaya, Tagalog), 2 Dawa-dawa (Tagabawa), Botobotonis (Tagalog), Gatas-gatas (Tagalog) 3 Bukadu (Tagabawa), Abokado (Tagalog, Bisaya) 4 Kaymitu (Tagabawa), Kaymito or Kaimito (Tagalog, Bisaya)
Indication: For masakit e tabbek or gattak (Tagabawa)
Plant part used: Young leaves
Method of Preparation: Infusion-Boil 7 pieces of young leaves for each plant in 1 glass of water, wait until it boils.
Direction for use: Drink the infusion once a day after meals until the pain is gone.
Additional information: Masakit _ tabbek or g?tt?k refers to stomach ache or sakit sa tiyan in Bisaya.
Informant: Delia Erano- (tarabawian)
Place gathered: Davao del Sur, Sta. Cruz, Barangay Sibulan, Sitio Tudaya
Gathered by / Date gathered: 06/02/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 05/02/2014
Province: Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo

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