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Family Fabaceae
Common name:
Local name: Hoya-hoya (Hanunuo Mangyan), Lalaking makahiya (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Oral thrush
Plant part used: All
Method of Preparation: Get any part of "Lalaking makahiya" enough for the size of the mouth sore or oral thrush, pound then wrap in a cloth.
Direction for use: Instill 2 drops of the extract directly on the oral thrush.
Additional information: Painful when applied, dies during summer.
Informant: Ausan Diado, Anding Bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-09
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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