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Common name:
Local name: Salngang pelipog (Bis.)
Indication: Bughat (a little more than relapse)
Plant part used: Latex
Method of Preparation: Squeeze out the sap/latex from the stem and leaves. Get a coconut shell and burn until it becomes cinder. Get the cinders and put in a pot. Put a little amount of the sap/latex.
Direction for use: Inhale the smoke until the "bughat" is gone.
Additional information:
Informant: Gorgonio Lomokso Omoc-oc (healer)
Place gathered: Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio, Purok Poinsettia
Gathered by / Date gathered: Ando JKE, Herlao IAV
Abstracted by: Ando, JKE
Date abstracted: 20/11/2014
Province: Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

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