- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Ampalaya
- Indication:
- to remove white spots on the tongue of the infants
- Plant part used:
- leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Crush leaves to extract juice. Produce 1 tsp. Apply juice on the tongue.
- Direction for use:
- Infants: Apply juice once a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Estimo; Jacinta (Zamboanga; Dipolog City; Olingan; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Zamboanga