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Family Mimosaceae
Common name: Bashful plant, Touch-me-not (English), Makahiya (Filipino)
Local name: Kamola-mola (Tagakaulo), Makahiya (Bisaya, Tagalog)
Indication: For UTI (kidney)
Plant part used: Roots (dalid)
Method of Preparation: Decoction-Obtain a handful of roots then boil it in 3-5 glasses of water.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction 1 glass 3x in a day.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Kalimasan Palapan Bayato-both a mamolongay and a mananamok, a traditional general helaer and a traditional birth attendant respectively.
Place gathered: Davao del Sur, Malita, Dimuluk
Gathered by / Date gathered: 06/03/2013
Abstracted by: Cabero JD
Date abstracted: 10/03/2014
Province: Davao - Tagakaolo

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