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Family Lamiaceae
Common name: Balanoy (Filipino), Sweet Basil (English)
Local name: Kamire (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication: Ringworm
Plant part used: Leaves
Method of Preparation: Get enough quantity of leaves depending on the size of the affected part then crush the leaves.
Direction for use: Apply directly to the affected area as oftern as you want until healed.
Additional information: Shrub, very aromatic, die during summer, bears flower.
Informant: 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: 2013-03-17
Province: Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)

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