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- Family:
- (a) Arecaceae (b) Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- (a) Niyog (Filipino); Coconut; Coconut palm (English) (b) Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- (a) Niog mix with (b) ampalaya
- Indication:
- purgative
- Plant part used:
- (a) gata (b) ampalaya
- Method of Preparation:
- Mix gata with crushed ampalaya leaves. Extract juice and drink
- Direction for use:
- Child: Drink 2 tsp. 3x a day. Adolescent/adult/65 yrs. and above: Drink 2 tbsp. 3x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Julian; Filomena (Ilocos Norte; Pidding; Estancia; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Ilocos Norte