Botanical name:-Luffa acutangula
Family name:-CUCURBITACEAE
English name:-Ribbed gourd
Sinhala name:-Wetakolu
Tamil name:- kirutavetanai, pekankai,pirkku, maruluvikam, Peerkangai
Sanskirt name :-Amara
Edibal parts:-Fruits
Status:-Under cultivation
Distribution:-Sri Lanka, IndiaChina,India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,Philippines,Thailand,Vietnam,
Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for:- Burning sensation, Urinary problems, Tuberculosis, Fevers, Eye diseases, Hemorrhoids, Skin diseases, Jundice ,Abdominal diseases, Swellings.
Parts used to make medicine:-Leaves, Bark
propagation:-Seeds