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Citrus microcarpa Bunge Print

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Family Rutaceae
Common name: kalamansi, aldonisis, kalamondin (Tag.); Chinese orange, calamondin, calamondin orange, kalamansi lime, panama orange, Philippine lime (Engl.); calamonding (P. Bis.); calamunding (Pamp.)
Local name: kidya
Indication: For ulcer
Plant part used: fruit
Method of Preparation: Get seven pieces of kidya fruit. Squeeze out juice into a cup. Put vegetable oil equal to the amount of extracted kidya juice. Add three spoonfuls of sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Direction for use: Drink three times a day until recovery is achieved.
Additional information: Extract should be taken before meals. Avoid food that can cause pabughat or pabinat such as chicken, egg and meat.
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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