Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Difference between revisions of "Trichosanthes cucumerina"

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
 
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[File:Chichinda (Hindi- चिचिण्डा) (29183439970).jpg|thumb|right|''Trichosanthes cucumerina'']]
 
[[File:Chichinda (Hindi- चिचिण्डा) (29183439970).jpg|thumb|right|''Trichosanthes cucumerina'']]
−
'''Trichosanthes cucumerina''' is an annual, climbing plant producing stems up to 6 metres long that can sprawl over the ground or climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils. This is the wild species from which the edible snake gourds (Trichosanthes cucumerina anguina) have been developed. Its fruit is bitter and inedible, but the plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
+
'''Trichosanthes cucumerina''' is an annual, climbing plant producing stems up to 6 metres long that can sprawl over the ground or climb into other plants for support. This is the wild species from which the edible snake gourds. Its fruit is bitter and inedible, but the plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
−
{{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
+
{{Uses|Cough}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
−
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
+
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Line 11: Line 11:
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
−
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
+
{{Common names|sa=Bijagarbha|en=Snake Gourd|gu=|hi=Chachinda, Chichonda|kn=ಅಡ್ಲಕಾಯಿ, Adlaballi|ks=|ml=Padavalanga|mr=Jangli padavala|pa=|ta=Pudalankaai|te=Potlakaaya}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
Line 29: Line 29:
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
−
{{Habit|}}
+
{{Habit|Annual climber}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Line 48: Line 48:
  
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
−
{{Propagation|}}
+
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
−
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
+
Wild snake gourd is a plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
−
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
+
{{Commonly seen|Open forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Scrub vegetation}}, {{Commonly seen|Jungles along valleys}}, {{Commonly seen|Mountain slopes}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
Line 68: Line 68:
 
<references>  
 
<references>  
  
−
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
+
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
−
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
+
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
  
−
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
+
<ref name="Common names"> [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Snake%20Gourd.html Common names]</ref> 
 +
 
 +
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trichosanthes+cucumerina Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
−
* [ ]
+
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231370 Trichosanthes cucumerina on indiabiodiversity.org]
−
* [ ]
+
 
−
* [ ]
+
 
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Latest revision as of 11:14, 27 August 2020

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Trichosanthes cucumerina is an annual, climbing plant producing stems up to 6 metres long that can sprawl over the ground or climb into other plants for support. This is the wild species from which the edible snake gourds. Its fruit is bitter and inedible, but the plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Uses

Cough.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಅಡ್ಲಕಾಯಿ, Adlaballi
Hindi Chachinda, Chichonda
Malayalam Padavalanga
Tamil Pudalankaai
Telugu Potlakaaya
Marathi Jangli padavala
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Bijagarbha
English Snake Gourd

[3]

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

[4]

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

Wild snake gourd is a plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open forest, Forest margins, Scrub vegetation, Jungles along valleys, Mountain slopes.

Photo Gallery

  • A Beautiful flower of snake gourd plant (Trichosanthes cucumerina).jpg
  • Adavi-potla (Telugu- అడవిపొట్ల) (3936808888).jpg
  • Adavipotla (Telugu- అడవిపొట్ల) (2913954779).jpg
  • Chichinda (Hindi- चिचिण्डा) (29183439970).jpg
  • Chichinga (Bengali- চিচিঙা) (29392110021).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. ↑ [Chemical constituents]
  3. ↑ Common names
  4. ↑ [Morphology]
  5. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

Retrieved from "https://ayurwiki.org/index.php?title=Trichosanthes_cucumerina&oldid=51865"