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| Bangla Name : | Kakrol, Golkakra. |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Cucurbitaceae |
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| Disease : | Astringent ,bowels, laxative,tumours, malignant ulcers, obstructions , liver , gall bladder stone, lumbago, ulceration ,fracture of bones and rheumatism |
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| Description : | A large climber with perennial root stock and tuberous roots. Leaves suborbicular in outline, cordate at base, 10-18 cm long, 3- rarely 5-lobed. Flowers monoecious, large, solitary, white, tinged with yellow. Fruit 10-15 cm long, ovoid, pointed, red, densely covered with raised points. |
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| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout Bangladesh. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Roots contain a large number of triterpenoids saponins of which the major ones are momordins I and II and columbin. Chodrillasterol has been isolated from the tuber. They also contain a sterol, bessisterol, identical with spinasterol. Stems and leaves con |
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| Uses : | The unripe fruit is appetizer and astringent to the bowels, ripe fruit is laxative. Seeds are aperient, useful in the treatment of tumours, malignant ulcers, and obstructions of the liver and spleen. Seed powder is used to remove gall bladder stone. Fruit |
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| Habit : | Climber |
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