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| Bangla Name : | Karolla, Uchhe, Usta. ,Belati Tira Gula (Tanchangya). |
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| English Name : | Bitter Ground, Carilla Fruit. |
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| Family : | Cucurbitaceae |
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| Disease : | Diabetes mellitus, tonic, stomachic, febrifuge, carminative, anthelmintic , cooling, rheumatism, gout,piles,leprosy,liver,spleen,purgative,loose,anthelmintic, jaundice,astringent,haemorrhoids, peptic ulcer, colic and fever. |
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| Description : | A slender climber with angled stem and simple tendrils. Leaves 5-12.5 cm diam., almost orbicular in outline, deeply divided into 5-7 lobes, coarsely spinous-dentate. Flowers monoecious, yellow solitary with long slender peduncles. Fruits pendulous, 5-20 cm long, fusiform, bearing numerous triangular tubercles, yellow when ripe. |
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| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout Bangladesh. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves have been reported to contain two acidic resins, a number of bitter substances, momordicines I, II and III, three new cucurbitane triterpenoids and ?-aminobutyric acid. They also contain large quantities of essential amino acids, carotene, thiamine |
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| Uses : | The fruits, leaves and roots have long been used as a folk remedy for diabetes mellitus. Fruits are tonic, stomachic, febrifuge, carminative, anthelmintic and cooling, used in rheumatism, gout, piles, leprosy and diseases of liver and spleen. Ripe fruit i |
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| Habit : | Climber |
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