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Family Apocynaceae family
Common name: Not provided
Local name: salibotbot
Indication: For toothache
Plant part used: root, bark, and leaf
Method of Preparation: Collect ample amoutn of roots, leaves and a piece of bark the size of a person's palm. Wash thoroughly. Scrape-off the outer layer of the bark. Boil the plant parts in two cups of water until one cup remains. Cool the decoction.
Direction for use: Gargle half a cup of lukewarm decoction in the morning and half a cup in the evening. Continue treatment until pain subsides.
Additional information: Not provided
Informant: Delmonte MC
Place gathered: Samar, Hinabangan, Barangay Bagacay, Taft Watershed
Gathered by / Date gathered: Luceriano RP
Abstracted by: QuitainA
Date abstracted: Mar-14
Province: Samar Island

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