Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Mukia maderaspatana
Scientific Name and Description
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.ROEMER
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cucumis madraspatanus L.
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) COGN.
Mukia scabrella (L..F.) ARN.
Bryonia cordifolia L.
Bryonia gracilis Wall.
Bryonia hispida Salisb.
Bryonia maderaspatana (L.) Lam.
Bryonia micropoda E.Mey.
Bryonia obtusa A.Rich.
Bryonia rottleri Spreng.
Bryonia scabra Rottler ex Wight & Arn., nom. illeg.
Bryonia scabrella L.f.
Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn.
Melothria celebica Cogn.
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
Mukia celebica (Cogn.) F.M.Bailey
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem.
Mukia rottleri M.Roem.
Mukia scabrella (L.f.) Arn.
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) COGN.
Mukia scabrella (L..F.) ARN.
Bryonia cordifolia L.
Bryonia gracilis Wall.
Bryonia hispida Salisb.
Bryonia maderaspatana (L.) Lam.
Bryonia micropoda E.Mey.
Bryonia obtusa A.Rich.
Bryonia rottleri Spreng.
Bryonia scabra Rottler ex Wight & Arn., nom. illeg.
Bryonia scabrella L.f.
Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn.
Melothria celebica Cogn.
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn.
Mukia celebica (Cogn.) F.M.Bailey
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem.
Mukia rottleri M.Roem.
Mukia scabrella (L.f.) Arn.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Mukia maderaspatana, Indian hedge gourd, |
| Hindi | aganaki, agumaki, ankh phutani bel, ankh-phutni-ki-bel, aunkharo, bilari, gulya kakri, Kakrol, Kakkadi |
| Kannada | kaadu paavate balli, mani thonde, mani tonde, manidonde |
| Malayalam | mucca-pin, mukkalpiram, mukkappiram |
| Marathi | chiraati, chirati, ringana vaela,Kakda |
| Sanskrit | ahilaykhan, gopalakarkati, krtarandhrah, musimusikkayi, sankhini, trikosaki., Tundi |
| Tamil | arivalukam, ayavakantam, ayil, ayileyam, cempucattumuli, cetimelpatari, cukkai, cunaikkoti, cunaimelati, curecuvari, irankumatirai, irattanirappalam, irukurankin kai, irukurankinkai, irukuranku, kattumucukkai, kolankulam, kottiri, kottirikai, kurankuka, kurankukakkoti, kurankumucu, maluram , mamuli, mayankuruti, mocukkai, mocumocukkai, mucukkai, mucumucukai, mucumucukkai, mucumucukkai ver, musimusikkayi, musu musukai, musu-musukkai, musumusukkai, nariyutai, paccainilaikkoti, paccainirakkoti, parankotiyalmuli, pattara, pittanacani, valanattakam, valukam,Mukhir |
| Telugu | budama dosa, kutarubudama, kuturu budam, potti budamu, pottibudamu, putribudinga |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds
References
Literature
Literature
Jain et al. 2009
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M
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 Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
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 KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Cucumis maderaspatanus. (2023, February 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumis_maderaspatanus
Body
Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem.
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Leaves, root
Application - Skin-eruption; diabetes
Treatment - General
References -Jain et al. 2009