Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Lagenaria siceraria
Scientific Name and Description
Lagenaria siceraria (MOLINA) STANDLEY
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cucumis lagenarius DUM.
Cucurbita lagenaria L.
Lagenaria leucantha RUSBY.
Lagenaria vulgaris SER.
Cucurbita lagenaria L.
Lagenaria leucantha RUSBY.
Lagenaria vulgaris SER.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | bottle gourd, calabash gourd |
| Hindi | al tumba, alkaddu, altumba, golkaddu, jangli-khaddu, kaddu, kadutumbari, kadutumbi, kadvilauki, kashiphal, khaddu, lau, lauka, lauki, laukii, mithitumbi, titalau, titalauki, tumba, tumbo, tumri, Lauki लौकी |
| Kannada | easagori balli, eesugaayi, eesugaayi balli, eesugumbala, elachiballi, gaayi balli, haalu gumbala, halagumbala, halugumbala, kadusore, kahisore, khaisore, sore balli |
| Malayalam | anapa-kai, bela-schora, bellashora, caca-palam, caipa-schora, kaippan cura, kaippancura, kattucura, katuchuram, peccura |
| Marathi | bhopla, doodhbhoplaa, doodhya, dudhi, dudhya, kadubhipla, kadubhopla, mharodudhi, ran-bhopla, Lau लोह |
| Sanskrit | alabu, alabuh, alavu, bhakshya-alabu, brihatphala, dantabija, evari, ikshavaku, ikshwaku, iksvaku, iksvakuh, katu-tumbi, katukalabu, katukalabuh, katukalambuni, katutiktaka, katutumbi, katutumbiniumbi, kshatriyavira, labuka, lamba, madhura-alabu, mahaphala, nripatmaja, nrtya kundala, phalini, pindaphala, rajputri, tikta-tumbi, tiktabija, tiktaka, tiktalabu, tumba, tumbaka, tumbi, tumbika, tumbini |
| Tamil | akakkoti, alakam, anakam#, anakam,cenkotakakkoti, cenkotakam, churai, ciratumpi, curai, curai vittu, curai,curaicamulam, curaikkay, curaikkoti, curaikkoti,kaippuc-curai, kariccurai, karuncanam1, korkoti, kumatti, kutampil, kuyampikkati, munakkam, natankay, nattuccurai, nattuccuraikkoti, netuncurai, netuncuraikkotinittakkavitakkay, nittakkavitam, purkoti, shorakkai, sorakai, sorakkai, suraikai, tumpal, tumpalai, tumpam, utiriminti, utirimintikkay, Surai சுரை |
| Telugu | aanapa-kai, alaabuvu, alaburu, anapachettu, anapakaaya, anugakaaya, anugakaya, chiti-anab, gubbakaaya, gubbakaya, kundaanuga, kundanuga, nelanuga, nlaanuga, sora kaya, sorakaaya, sorakaya, sorakkaya, surakaya, Sorakaya సొరకాయ |
| Tibetan | ku ba, ku ba kha bo |
| Urdu | ab kaddu sabz, kaddu-e-daraz, kaddu-i-taza tarasha hua, maghz kaddu, maghz kaddu nim kofta, maghz kaddu-i-shirin, maghz tukhm kaddu, maghz tukhm kaddu shirin, maghz tukhm kaddu-i-shirin, maghz tukhme kaddu, maghz-i-tukhm-i-kaddu, moghz tukhm kaddu |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Flowers
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Leaves, root, flower, fruit
Application - Liver diseases; constipation; foot; mouth disease; reduce baldness; headache; antidiabetic; anthelmintic
Treatment - General; cattle
References - Dansi et al. 2008
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dansi et al. 2008
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 KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH