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[[File:Trichosanthes dioica at Virajpet (2).jpg|thumb|right|''Patola'', '' Trichosanthes dioica'']]
 
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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
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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==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}
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{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
 
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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|kn=kahi-padavala|ml=kattu-potolam, patolam|sa=bijagarbha, karkasa, karkasacchada, kulaka, meki, patola, rajiphala|ta=kombu-pudalai, musu musukai, peypputalai|te=adavi-patola, kambupotala, kommu potla|hi=palval, palwal, parvar|en=Pointed gourd}}
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{{Common names|kn=Kahi-padavala|ml=Kattu-potolam, Patolam|sa=Bijagarbha, Karkasa|ta=Kombu-pudalai, Musu musukai|te=Adavi-patola, Kambupotala|hi=Palval, Palwal|en=Pointed gourd}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves 7.5cm long, ovate oblong, cordate, rigid, rough on both surfaces.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves 7.5cm long, ovate oblong, cordate, rigid, rough on both surfaces}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Axillary|White||Flowers are dioceous, male not racemed, woolly outside. }}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Axillary|White||Flowers are dioceous, male not racemed, woolly outside}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A pepo|5 - 9cm|| oblong or nearly spherical,
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{{Fruit|A pepo|5 - 9cm||Oblong or nearly spherical, smooth, orange red when ripe|}}
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smooth, orange red when ripe|}}
 
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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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 determine the sex of plants before flowering.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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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 determine the sex of plants before flowering. As a result, crop established from seed may contain 50% nonfruiting male plants. To propagate from root suckers, tuberous roots of pointed gourd are dug in the early spring, subdivided, and replanted. Both pre-rooted and fresh vine cuttings are used for propagation. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
 
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/02/08/pointed-gourd-health-benefits-usage-ayurveda-details/ "Uses"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/02/08/pointed-gourd-health-benefits-usage-ayurveda-details/ Uses]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/02/08/pointed-gourd-health-benefits-usage-ayurveda-details/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/02/08/pointed-gourd-health-benefits-usage-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-397.html "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-397.html Cultivation details]</ref>
  
  
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/patola-trichosanthes-dioica
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* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/patola-trichosanthes-dioica Trichosanthes dioica on planetayurveda.com]
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* https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/patola-trichosanthes-dioica
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trichosanthes+dioica Trichosanthes dioica on planetayurveda.com]
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* http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trichosanthes+dioica
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
 
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
 
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
 
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]

Latest revision as of 12:03, 27 August 2020

Patola, Trichosanthes dioica

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, Burning sensation, Anorexia, Itching, Skin diseases, Fever, Cough and cold.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Fruits, Root

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kahi-padavala
Hindi Palval, Palwal
Malayalam Kattu-potolam, Patolam
Tamil Kombu-pudalai, Musu musukai
Telugu Adavi-patola, Kambupotala
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Bijagarbha, Karkasa
English Pointed gourd

.[2]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves 7.5cm long, ovate oblong, cordate, rigid, rough on both surfaces

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Axillary White Flowers are dioceous, male not racemed, woolly outside

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A pepo 5 - 9cm Oblong or nearly spherical, smooth, orange red when ripe {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[4]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

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 determine the sex of plants before flowering.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Kattupadavala leaf.jpg
  • Trichosanthes dioica at Virajpet (1).jpg
  • Trichosanthes dioica.JPG
  • കാട്ടുപടവലം.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION
  4. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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