PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIALITIES OF TRICHOSANTHES DIOICA ROXB. (CUCURBITACEAE): AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacognosy - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
The genus Trichosanthes L. of the family Cucurbitaceae is an annual or perennial herb distributed in tropical Asia and Australia. Pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) is known by a common name of parwal and is cultivated mainly as a vegetable. The herb has been used for overcoming problems like constipation, fever, skin infection, wounds, etc. According to Ayurveda, leaves of the plant are used as antipyretic, diuretic, cardiotonic, laxative, antiulcer, etc. The present review describes the morphological and pharmacological aspects of T. dioica and summarizes the most interesting findings obtained in the preclinical research related to the plant.
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S. C. Mandal et al.
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