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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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==Common names==
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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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===Veerya===
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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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===Flower===
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===Fruit===
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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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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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</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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==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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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

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

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°[3]

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

References

  1. ["chemistry"]
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. "Cultivation"

External Links