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Revision as of 11:44, 24 May 2018

Momordica charantia, Bitter gourd

Bitter gourd , known as bitter melon, Momordica charantia, bitter squash, or balsam-pear, has names in other languages which have entered English as loanwords, e.g. goya from Okinawan and karela from Sanskrit. Those from the Caribbean island of Jamaica commonly refer to the plant as cerasee.

Uses

lowers fevers, colitis, dysentery, diabetes, malignant ulcers, stomach worms, fever, phlegm, hypertension

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Amino acids, glutamic acid, lactamic acid, beta-lactamic acid, phenylalanine, proline, alpha-aminobutyric acid, citrulline, galacturonic acid[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada haagalakaay
Hindi Karela, kathilla
Malayalam
Tamil iraca-valli
Telugu kakara
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit kaarvellakah
English Agrimony


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 climbing plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow, white 2-3 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
general 100–200 mm clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown the fruit is fleshy many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant is best adapted to hot humid areas of the tropics and subtropics, though it can be grown in a wide range of climates right into the temperate zone so long as there is a sufficient growing season[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

coastal thickets, along creeks and streams, lowland forest margins.

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References

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