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Common name:
Local name: Tagihomok (Bis.)
Indication: Hubag naay mata (open boils)
Plant part used: Leaves
Method of Preparation: Get 1 leaf and then crush it by hand.
Direction for use: Patch the crushed leaves directly to the boil until the pus comes out from it.
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: 11/12/2014
Province: Siquijor, Mount Bandilaan

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