Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Momordica dioica
Scientific Name and Description
Momordica dioica ROXB. EX WILLD.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Basella cordifolia LAM.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | beksa, dhar-karela, ghosalphal, golkandra, golkankra, jangli karela, jangli-karela, kakda jangli-karela, kakoda, kankero, kinkoda, murela, Kheksa , Kheksa, Kakoda, Kakora; |
| Kannada | ghatta haagalu, gida haagala, gidda haagala, gidhagalu, kaakontini, kaali kaayi, kaarchi balli, kaarthee kaayi, karchi-balli, kartikai, mada haagala, mada haagalu, madahagala-kayi, maduvaagala, maduvaagalu, midi haagala, Madhagalkayi |
| Malayalam | ben-pavel, erima-pavel, erimapasel, vempavalerimapase, Vempawal |
| Marathi | banzakartholi, banzakartoli, kartholi, kartoli, kertoli, phagulni, Kartoli, Kantole; |
| Sanskrit | vandhya, bhaktadamani, bhutapaha, bodhanajali, devi, diva, ishwari, kandashalini, kandavalli, kanta, karkasam, karkota, karkotah, karkotaka, karkotakee, karkotaki, mahajali, mahajalinika, mahayogeshwari, manasvini, manodna, nagahantri, nagarati, nagari, nakradamani, pathya, pitapushpi, putrada, sakanda, sarpadamani, sarvanshadhi, srikanda, sugandha, vahassa, vahisa, vahisee, vahisi, vandhya, vandhyakarkotaki, vishakandakini, vishakantakini, vishamohaprashamani, yogeswari |
| Tamil | aegarvalli, akacatankucakkoti, akacattankucam, ankitam,apotakam, cilekakkoti, cilekam, ekaram, ekaravalli,erumaippakal, kaattu pagal, kacalini, kalampi, karkalavanki, karkalavankikkoti, kattu pakal, kattuppakal, kattuppakkal, kattuppalupakal, kattuppalupakarkoti, kotippacalai, kotivacalai, kottuppacalai kotivacalaikkirai, kotivayalai, kottavi, kottuvacalai, kupotaki, kuram1, kuttu pacalai, kuttuppacalai, malaippakal, melukupakal, nakatamaniyam, nakattukkuruvani, nay-p-pakal, netuviral1, netuvirkoti, ocika, ocikakkoti, pacalai , pacalaikkilanku, pallephagil, paloopaghel kalung, palu-pagal, palupaghel-kalung, palupakal, palupakarkoti, palupalagakalungai, paluppakal, paluppakkay, pazhu pagal, peyppakal, picanamakkoti, picanamam, pinkam, putuppacalai, tholoopavai, tumbai, vicatam, vicatappacalaikkoti, virukkatini, virutcatini |
| Telugu | aagaakara, agakara, anga kakara, angaakara, karkotaki, pomu donda, potu kakara, potuaagaakara, potuagakara, potukaakara, potukandulu, puagaakara, puagakara, theepi kakara, Aagakara |
| English | Spine gourd |
| Sanskrit | Karkotaki, Karkotak, Pitapushpa and Mahajali; |
| Assamese | Batkarila; |
| Gujarati | Kantola, Kankoda; |
| Bengali | Bonkarela, Kankrol |
| Nepal | Chatel, Kann, Karalikai, Yulupavi, Paluppakai; |
| Punjabi | Dharkarela, Kirar; |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Momordica dioica Roxb. Kakora Cucurbitaceae Fever, urogenital disordeds
Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Piles; snake bite; cancer; contraceptive; boils; hypoglycemic; hepatoprotective; chest problems; antibacterial; intestinal ulcer; migrane; kidney stones; eye diseases; diarrhoea; fever; antibacteria; malaria; nerve injuries; antiinflammatory
Treatment - General
References - Bhat et al. 2014, Dey and De 2012, Lingaraju et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhat et al. 2014
Dey and De 2012,
Lingaraju et al. 2013
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 1 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112