| Family |
Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes |
| Common name: |
Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English) |
| Local name: |
Paria |
| Indication: |
gastric pain |
| Plant part used: |
leaves |
| Method of Preparation: |
Boil a handful of leaves in 3 glasses of water. Drink. |
| Direction for use: |
All ages: 1/4 glass 2x a day. |
| Additional information: |
Not provided |
| Informant: |
(a) Turio; Mercy (Nueva Viscaya; Pingkian; ; ) (b) Yatiwag; Tostos (Nueva Viscaya; Kayana Central; Banaw; ) & (c ) Baluyan; Leticia (Nueva Viscaya; Sta. Fe; Imugan; ) |
| Place gathered: |
Not provided |
| Gathered by / Date gathered: |
Not provided |
| Abstracted by: |
Not provided |
| Date abstracted: |
Not provided |
| Province: |
Nueva Vizcaya |
