- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Ampalaya
- Indication:
- cough
- Plant part used:
- fresh leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Boil a handful of leaves in 2 cups of water. After boiling; get the leaves; add coconut oil and rub around the neck to relieve cough. Drink the decoction.
- Direction for use:
- Children/Adult: Drink 1 cup of decoction 3x a day.
Adolescent: Drink 1 glass of decoction 3x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Reyes; Filomena (Batangas; Cuenca; Ibabao; ; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Batangas