- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Ampalaya or margoso or poliya
- Indication:
- diarrhea
- Plant part used:
- whole plant
- Method of Preparation:
- Boil whole plant in 3 glasses of water to produce 2 glasses of decoction. Drink.
- Direction for use:
- Adults: 1 glass 2x a day.
Children: 1/2 glass 2x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Recto; Pedro (Marinduque; ; ; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Marinduque