Leyte : palija
bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) Family: Cucurbitaceae
Vernacular Names: ampalaya, paliya, palija
Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: shoots, fruits, leaves
Cultivated/Foraged: Planted, Gathered
Market presence of vegetable:marketed; not marketed
Habitat: farm, garden, homegarden, backyard
Availability: harvestable 3 months after planting;
harvestable every 3 months;
all year round
Other uses: leaves to cure cough, diabetes, allergies;
cure for scabies, prolonged wounds;
for diabetes, cannot be admistered to person with highblood pressure
Dishes:sautéed, grilled, sinigang, tinunuan, kinilaw, cooked with sardines (shoots), Sautéed with egg (fruit),grilled (whole fruit) and put fish paste, cooked with mungbean
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Brgy.
Tagharigue, Calubian, Leyte
Brgy. Ferdinand E. Marcos, Calubian, Leyte Brgy. Kansungka, Baybay, Leyte Brgy. Pomponan, Baybay, Leyte |
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