Camarines Sur : marigoso
bittergourd (Momordica charantia) Family: Cucurbitaceae
Vernacular Names: ampalaya, marigoso
Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits, shoots
Cultivated/Foraged: Planted, Gathered
Market presence of vegetable:marketed
Habitat: along river; seedbed
Availability: every 3 months
Other uses: cure for cough, juice given to new born; shoots juice given to new-born babies
Dishes:cooked with mungbean (shoots), ginataan (shoots), bunga-ginataan (fruit), sautéed with egg (fruit), adobo (fruit)
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Brgy.
Cristo Rey, Lupi, Camarines Sur
Brgy. Mangapo, Sipocot, Camarines Sur |
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