Benincasa hispida $
Scientific name : Benincasa hispida $
Family name : CUCURBITACEAE
English name : White gourd
Local name : Alu puhul
Description : A large trailing or climbing plant with stout , hispid stems; tendrils 2-fid. Leaves 10-25 cm in diameter, reniform, cordate, more or less 5-lobed, hispids beneath; petioles7.5-10 cm long without glands. Flowers large, yellow, monoecious, solitary. Fruits 30-45 cm long, broadly cylindric, not ribbed, hairy, ultimately covered with a waxy bloom; seeds many.
Status : Only under cultivation
Edible parts : Fruit
Ayurvedic usage :
Treatment for-
Malnutrition
Burn wound
Excessive thirst
Worm diseases
Gastritis
Haemorrhoids
Dysurea
Urinary tract infections
PARTS USED IN TREATMENT:
Root
Stem
Fruit
Flower
Seeds
Leaves
RELATED MEDICINAL PROPERTIES:
Stimulate weight gain
Keeps the heart healthy
Enhance memory and brain functions
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