Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
| Synonym : | Benincasa cerifera Savi Benincasa vacua (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Cucurbita hispida Thunb. Cucurbita vi |
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| Bangla Name : | Chalkumra,Chalkumra(Chakma),Anda-chae(Chak),Akkharu(Garo),Aamy-kaowling(khasia),umaei(Lushai),Kampen |
| English Name : | Ash gourd,Wax gourd,White gourd. |
| Family : | Cucurbitaceae |
| Disease : | Colic, diabetes, oedema, haemorrhages, phthisis, facial euruption, antidote, insanity, epilepsy, nervous diseases, strangury, urinary calculi, tapeworms, heart diseases, tuberculesis, tympanitis, colic pain, bruises. |
| Description : | Monoecious, hispid climbers;Leaves large, orbicular-cordate, margin irregularly dentate, scabrous. Flowers axillary, solitary. Calyx tube broadly campanulate, lanceolate. Corolla yellow; petals 5, obovate. Stamens in male flowers 3, inserted at the calyx tube; anthers sigmoid-flexuous. Ovary in female flowers ovoid, densely pubescent; ovules many. Fruits large, succulent, densely hairy when young, with a thick waxy deposit when mature. Seeds avoid, compressed, yellowish white, marginate. |
| Distribution : | This species found throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fruits contain ?- sitosterol, asparagine, luoeol, mannitol, proline, arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glutamine, hydroxyproline, isoleucine, cysteine, L-leucine, n-triacontanol, glucose and rhamnose. Source of vitamin B1. |
| Uses : | The plant is used in Colic, diabetes, oedema, haemorrhages, phthisis, facial euruption, antidote, insanity, epilepsy, nervous diseases, strangury, urinary calculi, tapeworms, heart diseases, tuberculesis, tympanitis, colic pain, bruises. |
| Habit : | Climber |