- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Amargoso (Il. Bis)
- Indication:
- cough
- Plant part used:
- leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Squeeze leaves and collect juice. Drink juice.
- Direction for use:
- Adults: Take 1 tbsp. 3x a day.
Children: 1 tsp. 3x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Saldevilla; Margarita (Iloilo; Leganes; Sitio Pagpang; Guinobatan)
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Iloilo