Luffa acutangula Koshataki Tori

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Luffa acutangula
Scientific Name and Description
Luffa acutangula Roxb.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Cucumis acutangulus L.
Cucumis lineatus Bosc
Cucumis megacarpus G.Don
Cucumis operculatus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Cucurbita acutangula Blume
Cucurbita campanulata D.Dietr.
Cucurbita umbellata J.G.Klein ex Willd.
Luffa acutangula var. acutangula WFO descriptions
Luffa acutangula var. amara (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke WFO descriptions
Luffa acutangula var. forskalii (Schweinf. ex Harms) Heiser & E.E.Schill.
Luffa amara Roxb.
Luffa cattu-picinna Ser.
Luffa drastica Mart.
Luffa fluminensis M.Roem.
Luffa foetida Cav.
Luffa forskaolii Schweinf. ex Harms
Luffa gosa Buch.-Ham.
Luffa kleinii Wight & Arn.
Luffa plukenetiana Ser.
Luffa tenera Royle
Luffa umbellata M.Roem.
Momordica tubiflora Wall.
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds
Tendril
Ethnopharmacology use

Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
Habit - Climber

Parts used - Fruit, leaves, tendril, seed

Application - Liver disease; snakebite; jaundice; vegetable

Treatment - General

References - Bhagat et al. 2016, Dey and De 2012


 

References

Literature

Literature
Bhagat et al. 2016
Dey and De 2012
Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri

Citations

Herb citations

WFO (2024): Luffa acutangula Roxb. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000358861. Accessed on: 10 May 2024