Steinmetz:Trichosanthes

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Trichosanthes anguina

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
English Names
  • Snake Gourd
Natural Habitat
  • India
  • China
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus Trichosanthes anguinae
Constituent(s)
  • albuminous matter
Action
  • ripe fruit: purgative



Trichosanthes cordata

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Natural Habitat
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Trichosanthes cordatae
Action
  • root: tonic; used in enlargement of spleen and liver



Trichosanthes cucumerina

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
English Names
  • Bitter Gourd
  • Snake God
  • Patol
Natural Habitat
  • Ceylon
  • Bengal
  • Northern India
  • Australia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba
Action
  • antiperiodic
  • alterative
  • laxative
  • hydragogue
  • stomachic
  • cooling; the seeds are vermifuge



Trichosanthes dioica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
English Names
  • Wild Snake Gourd
Natural Habitat
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Trichosanthes dioicae
  • Radix Trichosanthes dioicae
  • Fructus Trichosanthes dioicae
Action
  • fruit: febrifuge
  • antibilious
  • laxative; root: purgative; leaf: febrifuge
  • tonic



Trichosanthes kirilowii

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Natural Habitat
  • China
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Trichosanthes kirilowii
Action
  • astringent
  • tonic
  • nutritive



Trichosanthes palmata

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Natural Habitat
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Trichosanthes palmatae
  • Fructus Trichosanthes palmatae
Constituent(s)
  • trichosanthin (resembling colocynthin)
  • starch
Action
  • root: bitter tonic
  • toxic; fruit: hydragogue cathartic
  • toxic
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