- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae gourds; squashes; citrouilles; gourdes
- Common name:
- Ampalaya (Filipino); Bittergourd; Balsampear (English)
- Local name:
- Marigoso
- Indication:
- stomachache
- Plant part used:
- leaves
- Method of Preparation:
- Crush the leaves and squeeze out the juice. Drink juice.
- Direction for use:
- Children: Drink 1/8 glass juice twice a day. Adolescent/Adult: Drink 1/4 glass juice 3x a day.
- Additional information:
- Not provided
- Informant:
- Paz; Carolina (Sorsogon; ; Brgy. Bitan-o; )
- Place gathered:
- Not provided
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Not provided
- Abstracted by:
- Not provided
- Date abstracted:
- Not provided
- Province:
- Sorsogon