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Institute of Economic Botany
Converted Pohnpei Records (IEB)
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
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Musa
det. D. H. Lorence, Mar 2005
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw:
Sounpeiei, Kepirohi.
06°50'40"N, 158°18'16"E
111 ft.
Banana, flowers whitish, fruits greenish.
N.V. karat [Pohnpeian]
sucker	Antisyphilitic. Medicine to cure syphilis.
Take the sucker that still has a round shape,
pound and wrap in a piece of cloth. Squeeze
in a cup of water and drink. Repeat this
treatment every day until cured.
Participant: Consepcion Silbanuz: Pohnpei.
Female.
20 Aug 2003
P. Raynor 135
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