- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Ampalaya
- Indication:
- stomachache
- Plant part used:
- leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Pound 10 leaves. Extract juice. Drink.
- Direction for use:
- Infants: Drink 1/2 tsp. 3x a day.
Adults: Drink 1 glass juice once a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- (a) Tandas; Jose (Quezon; Atimonan; Ibaba; Brgy. Malinao; ) & (b) Mapaya; Maximo (Quezon;Atimonan; Brgy. Mangalayan; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Quezon