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'''Luffa acutangula''' is a vigorous annual climbing plant producing long stems that scramble over the ground or climb into nearby vegetation, supporting themselves by means of tendrils.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}.
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Young shoots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower buds}}.
  
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==Chemical Composition==
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Fruit contains a bitter principle, luffeine - Seed contains a fixed oil of glycerides of palmitic, stearic, and myristic acids<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Sinkwa towelsponge|gu=|hi=Turai|kn=Eere kay|ks=|ml=Peechinga|mr=|pa=|ta=Pirkanga|te=Beera kaaya}}
  
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Annual climber}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves pale green, roundish, palmately 5-7-lobed, 15-20 cm across, glabrous; petiole 8-12 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|4.5 cm across, Axillary|Yellow|Flowers pale yellow, pedicellate, c. 4.5 cm across. Male raceme 10-15 cm long, erect, axillary 10-20-flowered, female flowers solitary in same axil as males.}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Gourd|(10-) 15-30 (-45) cm long, 6-10 cm in diameter||10-angled. |Seeds black, 10-12 mm long, 6-8 mm broad, rugose, emarginate.|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Patolamooladi kashayam]]
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* [[Mahamanjishtadi kashayam]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the lowland tropics, where it can be grown at elevations up to 500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 32°c, but can tolerate 15 - 38°.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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0465jfAnts Formicidae Philippinesfvf 02.JPG
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Divali (Marathi- दिवाळी) (2810805876).jpg
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JfLuffa1156CabiaoNuevaEcijafvf 07.JPG
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Bitter Luffa (3976638416).jpg
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JfLuffa6431PGubatMaasimDamCandabaPpfvf 04.JPG
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JfSanPedro0046AbulalsHagonoyfvf 20.JPG
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Patola.html Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION </ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/09/21/ridge-gourd-luffa-acutangula-benefits-research/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Luffa+acutangula Cultivation]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-194/luffa Luffa acutangula on webmd.com]
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* [http://ijpjournal.com/bft-article/traditional-medicinal-uses-phytochemical-profile-and-pharmacological-activities-of-luffa-acutangula-linn/?view=fulltext Luffa acutangula on ijpjournal.com]
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* [https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Luffa_acutangula_(PROTA) Luffa acutangula on Plantnet-project.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 5 June 2020

Bitter Luffa (3976638416).jpg

Luffa acutangula is a vigorous annual climbing plant producing long stems that scramble over the ground or climb into nearby vegetation, supporting themselves by means of tendrils.

Uses

Intestinal worms, Gonorrhoea, Venereal diseases, Conjunctivitis.

Parts Used

Fruits, Seeds, Young shoots, Leaves, Flower buds.

Chemical Composition

Fruit contains a bitter principle, luffeine - Seed contains a fixed oil of glycerides of palmitic, stearic, and myristic acids[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Eere kay
Hindi Turai
Malayalam Peechinga
Tamil Pirkanga
Telugu Beera kaaya
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Sinkwa towelsponge


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

Annual climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves pale green, roundish, palmately 5-7-lobed, 15-20 cm across, glabrous; petiole 8-12 cm long.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 4.5 cm across, Axillary Yellow Flowers pale yellow, pedicellate, c. 4.5 cm across. Male raceme 10-15 cm long, erect, axillary 10-20-flowered, female flowers solitary in same axil as males. {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Gourd (10-) 15-30 (-45) cm long, 6-10 cm in diameter 10-angled. Seeds black, 10-12 mm long, 6-8 mm broad, rugose, emarginate.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics, where it can be grown at elevations up to 500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 32°c, but can tolerate 15 - 38°.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

Photo Gallery

  • 0465jfAnts Formicidae Philippinesfvf 02.JPG
  • Divali (Marathi- दिवाळी) (2810805876).jpg
  • JfLuffa1156CabiaoNuevaEcijafvf 07.JPG
  • Bitter Luffa (3976638416).jpg
  • JfLuffa6431PGubatMaasimDamCandabaPpfvf 04.JPG
  • JfSanPedro0046AbulalsHagonoyfvf 20.JPG

References

  1. ↑ Chemistry
  2. ↑ FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION
  3. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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