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Family Moraceae
Common name: Philippine fig (English), Draceana fig (English)
Local name: Bung bungo (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Headache
Plant part used: Young leaves
Method of Preparation: Get sufficent quantity of leaves for the forehead.
Direction for use: Apply directly to the forehead and change when dry.
Additional information: Tree about 8 ft tall, Fruit: (+) Round brown acrid fruit.
Informant: Ausan Diado, Anding Bago
Place gathered: Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered: 2012
Abstracted by: Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted: 2013-01-09
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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