Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Benincasa hispida
Scientific Name and Description
Benincasa hispida (THUNB.) COGN.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Benincasa cerifera SAVI
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | ash pumpkin, petha, wax gourd |
| Hindi | bhujailu, gol-kaddu, golkaddu, kadu, khola, kondha, kudimah, kumra, petha, phuthia, raksa |
| Kannada | bilay, boodi kumbala, boodu gumbala, boodukumbalakaayi, budekumbalakayi, kaggumbala, kargumbala, kooshmaanda, sandigumbala |
| Malayalam | cumbulam, kumbalam, kumpalam, kumpalanna |
| Marathi | kohala |
| Sanskrit | brhatphala, brihatphala, ghrinavasa, gramyakarkati, karkaru, karkotika, kumbhanda, kumbhaphala, kunjaphala, kushmanda, kushmandaka, kushmandi, kushpandaha, kusmanda, kusmandaka, kusmandika, nagapushpaphala, pitapushpa, pushpaphala, puspaphala, shikhivardhaka, timisha, valliphala, valliphalah |
| Tamil | alattuppucanikkoti, alattuppucini, campalpucini, camparpucani, kaliyanap pucani, kaliyanappucini, kaliyanappucunai, kalyan-pooshini, kalyana pucani, kalyanappushinikkay, kalyanapucini, kotai-p-pucani, kucumantam, kulppantakkay, kulppantam, kumittikkay, kumittikkaykkoti, kummattikkay, kumpalam , kunmatakkay, kusmantam, makakumpi, makapalikakkoti, makapalikam, maruntitumuriyappanni, mattupparanki, mattuppucani, motacam, nantippucani, nantippucanikkoti, nantippucini, nirruppucani, nirruppucini, paranki, parankikkay, pattirapani, perumpucani, perumpucanikkay, perumpucini, pucani, pucanik kay, pusanikkai, pushani kai, pushini, tatiyankay, tatiyankay, vellaippucani, vellaippucanikkay, ven poosani, venpucanai, venpucanai,venpucini, venpuncani |
| Telugu | boarda goomoodoo, boodida gummadi, boodidegummadi, boodigummadi, budida-gummadi, budidegummadi, budithi, burdagumudu, gummidi, pendli-gummadi-kaya, pendligummadikaaya, pendligummadikaya, pulla |
| Tibetan | ku-sma-nda-ka |
| Urdu | paitha, petha |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Boodida Gummadi Cucurbitaceae Fruit Juice, Seeds Asthma, cough, diabetes, dry coug
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 1 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH