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Thursday, November 12, 2020

Momordica dioica/Thumba karavila



Botanical name: Momordica dioica B
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Names in different languages:
     Sinhala: Thumba karavila
     English :Ban kerala
    Tamil :pazhu-pakal (பழுபாகல்), mezhuku-pakal,( மெழுகுபாகல்)
     Sanskrit: karkotaki(कर्कोटकी)) karkoti(कर्कोटी).:
Distribution: E. Asia - Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka.
Status:Native
Edible parts:Fruit
Ayurvedicusage:
Treatment for : Diabetes mellitus, Hemorrhoids, urinary stones,Skin rashes, Swelling, Fever, Constipation, Coughs, Liver diseases, Asthma, Headaches, Jundic.
(Institute of ayurveda. org) 
Parts use to make medicine:Leaves, Fruits, Roots
Propagation: Seeds



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