Lageneria SICERARIA (Molina) Standl.
| Synonym : | Cucumis lagenaria (L.)Dumort. Cucurbita lagenaria L. Cucurbita siceraria Molina Lagenaria vulgaris Ser. |
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| Bangla Name : | Lau, Kadu, Pani Lau. |
| English Name : | Boottle Gourd, Calabash, White Pumpkin. |
| Family : | Cucurbitaceae |
| Disease : | Laxative, cooling, emetic, purgative, diuretic,antibilious,pain ,cough.piles,cholera, nutritive, diuretic. ,cooling , headache and jaundice. |
| Description : | A large, softly pubescent climbing or trailing herb with 5-angled stem. Leaves large, 15 cm diam, ovate or orbicular, cordate, 5-angular or 5-lobed, hairy on both surfaces. Flowers large, white, solitary, petals 5, free, obovate, crumpled, hairy on both sides. Fruit large, usually bottle or dumbbell-shaped, some times ovate or oval, greatly very in size and shape. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fruit pulp is a good source of vitamin B and ascorbic acid and contains soluble carbohydrates and albuminoids. Seeds contain 45% fatty oil, protein, amino acids, saponins, trypsin and serine proteinase inhibitors. Pollen grains contain flavonoids. The se |
| Uses : | The juice of the plant and leaves are powerful laxative. Pulp of the fruit is cooling, emetic, purgative, diuretic and antibilious, cures muscular pain and dry cough. The rind is good for piles. Fruit is also given in cholera. Seeds are nutritive and diur |
| Habit : | Climber |