Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Momordica cochinchinensis
Scientific Name and Description
Momordica cochinchinensis SPR.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Muricia cochinchinensis LOUR.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | bhat-karela, gangerua, gulkakra, kakrol, kathaamla |
| Kannada | kaadu kaakara, karkataka |
| Marathi | kakana, kartalen |
| Sanskrit | gangeruka, jalakaravalli, karka, karkaphala, karkata, karkataka, krindana, kshudradhatri, kshudramalakasandna, mrigalendaka, mrigavitsadrisha, todana |
| Tamil | adavi-kakara, palupakal |
| Telugu | adavikaakara, adavikakara |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Folk
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Oil
Ethnopharmacology use
Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Fruit, seed, oil
Application - To promote longevity; vitality; and health; to treat infantile rachitis; xerophthalmia; and night blindness; to improve growth; liver and spleen disorders; chest complaints; abdominal pains; dysentery; wounds; hemorrhoids; bruises; swelling; and pus; for treating anemia and arthritis
Treatment - General; children
References - Bharathi and John 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Bharathi and John 2013
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
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