Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
| Synonym : | Momordica hispida Dennst. ex Miq. Momordica roxburghii G. Don Momordica tuberosa Dennst. ex Miq. |
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| Bangla Name : | Korolla,Gheekorolla,Dhorkorolla,Kangha gula(Tanchangya). |
| English Name : | Balsam pear |
| Family : | Cucurbitaceae |
| Disease : | Aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, fever, consumption, asthma, bronchitis, hiccup, piles, alexiteric, stomachic, laxative, biliousness, leprosy, tumours, urinary discharges, excessive salivation, heart troubles, urinary calculi, jaundice, ulcers, bowel complaints |
| Description : | It is a Perennial climber with unbranched, glabrous tendrils, dioecious. Root tuberous. Leaves broadly ovate, membranous. Male flowers yellow, bracts large, sessile, entire, glabrous. Petals obtuse. Female flowers yellow; calyx lobes linear-lanceolate; corolla similar to male flowers. Ovary ovoid, covered with long and soft papillae. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, yellow when mature, densely covered with soft spines, shortly beaked (rostrate) at apex. Seeds somewhat compressed, irregularly corrugated. |
| Distribution : | The species occurs in the forests of Chittagong. |
| Chemical Constituents : | An alkaloid, a fragrant extractive matter and ash 3 to 4 percent. |
| Uses : | The plant is used in Aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, fever, consumption, asthma, bronchitis, hiccup, piles, alexiteric, stomachic, laxative, biliousness, leprosy, tumours, urinary discharges, excessive salivation, heart troubles, urinary calculi, jaundice, ulc |
| Habit : | Climber |