- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Ampalaya
- Indication:
- laxative
- Plant part used:
- leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Squeeze the young leaves and collect the juice.
- Direction for use:
- Infants: Take 1 drop of juice 3x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Morales; Martha (Palawan; ; ; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Palawan