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'''Bottle gourd''' is a vigorous, annual climbing plant, producing stems about 9 metres long. The stems scramble over the ground and into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves to the plants by means of tendrils that grow out of the leaf axils.
==Uses==
{{Uses|headaches}}, {{Uses|Typhus}}, {{Uses|Stomach acidity}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Aching teeth}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Gums}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Immature fruit}}, {{Parts Used|stemSeeds}}, {{Parts Used|leavesYoung shoots}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual climber}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics and subtropics. It can be grown at elevations up to 1,600 metres, but economic crops are only produced below 500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lagenaria+siceraria Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lagenaria+siceraria Lagenaria siceraria on pfaf.org]* [ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/lagenaria-siceraria Lagenaria siceraria on sciencedirect.com]* [ http://pza.sanbi.org/lagenaria-siceraria Lagenaria siceraria on pza.sanbi.org]
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