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Trichosanthes dioica - Patola

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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, Fruit, Root

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada kahi-padavala
Hindi palval, palwal, parvar
Malayalam kattu-potolam, patolam
Tamil kombu-pudalai, musu musukai, peypputalai
Telugu adavi-patola, kambupotala, kommu potla
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit bijagarbha, karkasa, karkasacchada, kulaka, meki, patola, rajiphala
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

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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. 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. [5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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