Benincasa HISPIDA (Thunb.) Cogn.
| Synonym : | Benincasa cerifera Savi. Benincasa hispida var. Hispida Cucurbita farinosa Blume Gymnopetalum septemlobum Miq. Lagenaria vulgaris var. hispida (Thunb.) Nakai Cucurbita hispida Thun |
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| Bangla Name : | Chalkumra.,Kampen Wi (Murong), Jhum Chalkumra (Tanchangya). |
| English Name : | Ash Gourd. |
| Family : | Cucurbitaceae |
| Disease : | : laxative, demulcent, cooling, diuretic, tonic, antiperiodic, haemorrhages , insanity, epilepsy, nervous diseases, strangury, urinary calculi,heart diseases, tuberculosis, tympanites and colic pain |
| Description : | A large climber, hispid all over. Leaves large, 10-15 cm diam., hispid. Flowers solitary, large, yellow. Fruits 30-45 cm long, broadly cylindric, hairy, mature fruit glabrous, ash coloured. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fruit contains lupeol, ?-sitosterol, mannitol, n-triacontanol, glucose, rhamnose and several amino acids. It also contains saponins, arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, glutamine, praline, hydroxyproline, isoleucine, cystine, L-leucine and |
| Uses : | Fruits are laxative, demulcent, cooling, diuretic, tonic and antiperiodic, specific for haemoptysis and other haemorrhages from internal organs, and has been found particularly beneficial in phthisis. Raw flesh is used as a remedy for facial eruptions. Ju |
| Habit : | Climber |