Nueva Vizcaya : purikit

beggar ticks (Bidens pilosa)

Vernacular Names: purikit, ingwad, anwad

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, shoots

Cultivated/Foraged: gathered

Market presence of vegetable:not marketed; marketed

Habitat: anywhere

Availability: all year round; wet season

Other uses: good for anemia

Dishes:Sautéed, boiled, salad (half cooked) and add fish paste and tomato



Study site: Brgy. Imugan, Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya
Brgy. Runruno, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya


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