Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Luffa cylindrica
Scientific Name and Description
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.J. ROEM.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Luffa aegyptiaca MILL. EX. HOOK.F.
Luffa pentandra ROXB.
Luffa pentandra ROXB.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | loofah, vegetable sponge |
| Hindi | dhodka, dhodka ghiya turai, ghia-torai, ghia-tori, ghiatarui, ghiatarul, ghiaturai, ghiya tori, khiya tori, nenua, purula, तुरई तुरई - turai |
| Kannada | araheere, bolaheere, thipri kaayi, thuppada heere, thuppeere kayi, tiprikayi, tuppahire |
| Malayalam | cattu-picinna, kattupiccil, kattupiram, perumpiram, piccinna, puttalpiram, puttilpiram |
| Marathi | ghadaghosali, ghosaalen, ghosali, marti-gomasali, paarose, paroshi,शिराळे शिराळे |
| Sanskrit | aibhi, brihatkoshataki, dhamargava, dhamargavah, dhamargawah, dirgha-patola, dirghapatolika, enua, ghiyatarvi, ghoshaka, hastighosha, hastikoshataki, hastiparna, kosaphala, kosataki, kosathaphala, kothaphalah, mahajalini, mahakosataki, mahakoshataki, mahaphala, mahapushpa, raja-koshataki, rajakausataki, rajakosataki, rajakoshataki, sapitaka, sodhani |
| Tamil | guttibira, meluku pirk, melukupirkku, melukuppeyppirkku, mozhukupirkankai, mulukkupperakkai, nuraippirkku, parpirkku, pichukku, pikku, pirkku, pontukapirkku, tirkkapatolikam, vattuka, vattuvakkoti, vatukikakkoti, vatukikam, virutukacakkoti, virutukacam, பீர்க்கு பீர்க்கு - peerkku |
| Telugu | gutti beera, guttibira, nethi beera, neti beera, netibira, netibirakaya, nunebira, nunibeera, వ esponja గుమ్మడి (వ esponja గుమ్మడి |
| Tibetan | ra dza ko sa ta ki |
| Common names | smooth loofah, cylindrical gourd, |
| Bengali | ঝিনুস ঝিনুস - jhinus |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Leaves
Application - Indigestion; abdominal pain; vegetable
Treatment - General
References - Chander et al. 2015, Dansi et al. 2008
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chander et al. 2015
Dansi et al. 2008
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
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
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
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)