Medicinal Plant Collection Data Sheet: collection # _______


day--month--year___________/____________/_____________time (2400)__________________

collection  site:  temperature_________o  C   F   altitude___________   meters   feet

GPS coordinates:   ______o______²______¹ latitude      ______o______²______¹ longitude

interviewer___________________________________________________________________

translator (if any) _______________________________________________________________

person interviewed (informant)________________________________________________

location of informant ____________________________________________________Costa Rica

birthplace of informant ___________________________________________________________

background & training of informant_________________________________________________

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name(s) of plant (language)_____________________________________________________

scientific name (if known)_________________________________________________________

date, time (if different from above) plant collected______________/____________/____________

medicinal use(s) of plant  1______________________________________________________

2_____________________________________________________________________________

3_____________________________________________________________________________

4_____________________________________________________________________________

not used in:  pregnancy   children   aged  debilitated

plant collection: location/identification_____________________________________________

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collection # ___________


must plant be used fresh?  Y  N    how long can dried plant be used? ________days  months  indef

season plant should be collected:  w  sp  su  f  any       preferred time of day:   am   pm   night   any

part of plant collected:  seeds   fruit   flowers   leaves   stems   bark   sap   rhizome   root  whole  

other ________________________amount needed for a course of treatment__________________

Initial preparation of plant material:  dry   wash   scrape   shred    grind   mince           use whole

extraction:  solution used:   water   ethanol    oil    other________________________________
 
amount used ______________________oz   cups   ml    liters

temperature/time of preparation:   cold   ambient   hot  boiling  ________hours__________min

additional preparation:   strain   decant   reduce   dry   other _______________________________

administration of plant medicine: 

amount: _______drops _________tsp_________cup(s)________liters_______oz________mg

how taken:  __________ times/day for ___________days  for  condition(s) #  1  2  3  4  (see p.1)

special instructions: ______________________________________________________________

take with ______________________________________________________________________

avoid_________________________________________________________________________

may cause:   nausea   vomiting   diarrhea   constipation   rash   itching   drowsiness   restlessness

other side effects________________________________________________________________

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