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'''Patola''' is a perennial, climbing plant producing stems that can sprawl over the ground or climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils. The plant has been cultivated, especially in eastern India, for over 2,000 years. Its edible fruit is highly prized in India.

{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|FruitFruits}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}

{{Common names|kn=kahiKahi-padavala|ml=kattuKattu-potolam, patolamPatolam|sa=bijagarbhaBijagarbha, karkasa, karkasacchada, kulaka, meki, patola, rajiphalaKarkasa|ta=kombuKombu-pudalai, musu Musu musukai, peypputalai|te=adaviAdavi-patola, kambupotala, kommu potlaKambupotala|hi=palval, palwalPalval, parvarPalwal|en=Pointed gourd}}.<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves 7.5cm long, ovate oblong, cordate, rigid, rough on both surfaces.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|Axillary|White||Flowers are dioceous, male not racemed, woolly outside. }}

{{Fruit|A pepo|5 - 9cm|| oblong Oblong or nearly spherical,smooth, orange red when ripe|}}

  ===Season The pointed gourd is usually propagated through vine cuttings and root suckers. Seeds are not used in planting because of poor germination and inability to grow=== ===Soil type===  ===Propagation==determine the sex of plants before flowering.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>

<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/02/08/pointed-gourd-health-benefits-usage-ayurveda-details/ "Uses"]</ref>

<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/02/08/pointed-gourd-health-benefits-usage-ayurveda-details/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-397.html Cultivation details]</ref>

* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/patola-trichosanthes-dioica* https://www.Trichosanthes dioica on planetayurveda.com/library/patola-trichosanthes-dioica]* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trichosanthes+dioicaTrichosanthes dioica on planetayurveda.com]