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Cucumis prophetarum

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Cucumis prophetarum is a climbing or trailing plant. It produces annual stems up to 2.5 metres long from a perennial root-stock. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal and food use. It is very occasionally cultivated and is also sold in local markets.

Uses

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Parts Used

Fruits, leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Mullugumbala
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Wild Gourd


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Ovate-round 3-5 lobed with toothed margin

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Ovate-Oblong Yellow In male stamens 2-5cm long and In female single 2-3mm long stalk {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seed

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of low to moderate elevations in the drier areas of the tropics.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 150
  4. Cultivation

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