Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Momordica balsamina
Scientific Name and Description
Momordica balsamina WALL.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | balsam apple |
| Hindi | bara-karela, barh karelo, jangli-karela, kankero, mokha |
| Kannada | huchhu thonde balli, kaarchi balli |
| Marathi | karla |
| Tamil | parpakal |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Momordica balsamina L
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Seed, fruit, leaves
Application - Anthelmintic; fever and extreme uterine bleeding; to treat syphilis; rheumatism; hepatitis; and skin disorders; stomach and intestinal complaints; to help the mother to regenerate her lost blood during labor and to purify her breast milk
Treatment - General; women
References - Bharathi and John 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bharathi and John 2013
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
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)
Citations
Herb citations
Momordica balsamina. (2023, December 30). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_balsamina