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Coccinia grandis

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Coccinia grandis is a aggressive climbing vine which spread quickly over trees, Shrubs, Fences and other supports with occasianal adventitous roots near the ground.

Uses

[[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]], [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]], [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]].

Food

Coccinia grandis can be used in Food. Fruits are cooked as vegetable or eaten raw.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Caralluma, Tondikayi
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Ivy gourd, Tindora


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

Nutritional components

Coccinia grandis Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A and C; Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc[2]

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pal

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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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

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

Cultivation Details

Coccinia grandis is available through March-December[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Deciduous forests, [[: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 |]].

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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