- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Paria
- Indication:
- diabetes
- Plant part used:
- leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Collect raw leaves.
- Direction for use:
- Adults: Eat leaves as desired 5x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Eugenio; Juan (Nueva Ecija; Guimba; ; Bo. Kabaruan; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Nueva Ecija