Nueva Ecija : Badbadkong

(Telosma procumbens)

Vernacular Names: badbadkong, puso-puso

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: flowers

Cultivated/Foraged: planted, gathered

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: dense places, homegarden

Availability: available once a year; wet season, May to November

Other uses: lowers blood pressure; Cures heart disease

Dishes:Sautéed, inabraw



Study site: Brgy. Capintalan, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija
Brgy. Marcos Village, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija


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