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Family Boraginaceae
Common name: Trompang elepante (Filipino), Indian turnsole (English), Indian heliotrope (English)
Local name: Makabra (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Vomiting and diarrhea
Plant part used: Any part
Method of Preparation: Decoction: Get enough part of makabra and boil.
Direction for use: Drink the decoction as often as desired until symptoms are resolved.
Additional information: Dies during summer.
Informant: Tipon bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-11
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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