| Family |
Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes |
| Common name: |
Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English) |
| Local name: |
Ampalaya |
| Indication: |
cough |
| Plant part used: |
fresh leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Boil a handful of leaves in 2 cups of water. After boiling; get the leaves; add coconut oil and rub around the neck to relieve cough. Drink the decoction. |
| Direction for use: |
Children/Adult: Drink 1 cup of decoction 3x a day.
Adolescent: Drink 1 glass of decoction 3x a day. |
| Additional information: |
Not provided |
| Informant: |
Reyes; Filomena (Batangas; Cuenca; Ibabao; ; ) |
| Place gathered: |
Not provided |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Not provided |
| Abstracted by: |
Not provided |
| Date abstracted: |
Not provided |
| Province: |
Batangas |
