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Family Leguminosae
Common name: makahia (Pang., Tag.); damohia (Tag.); bashful mimosa, humble plant, sensitive plant, shame plant, tickle-me plant (Engl.); babain, dilgansusu (Ilk.); harupai, kiromkirom (S.L. Bis.); huya-huya (Bis.); sipug-sipug (Sub.); tuyag-huyag (P. Bis.); torog-torog (Bik.)
Local name: kiromkirom
Indication: to induce fertility
Plant part used: root
Method of Preparation: Drink talimughat for 5 days. Do hilot three times. Crush kiromkirom roots and boil this in 2 glasses of water until 1 glass of decoction remains. Set this aside.
Direction for use: Drink 1 glass of kakaw decoction thrice a day for 5 days. After 5 days drink kiromkirom decoction thrice a day for 3 days.
Additional information: Patients taking the decoction should not take crackers and drinks that contain soda.
Informant: Healer 1
Place gathered: Samar, Basey, Barangay Guirang, Basey Watershed
Gathered by / Date gathered: Luceriano RP
Abstracted by: QuitainA
Date abstracted: Mar-14
Province: Samar Island

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