Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.: An overview
Nitin Kumar1, Satyendra Singh1, Manvi M1, Rajiv Gupta1★★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology and Management, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
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Rajiv Gupta
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology and Management, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
Received: 01-08-2010; Revised: 05-08-2011; Accepted: 04-04-2012.
Volume 6, Issue 11 · pp. 61–67 · PUBLISHED 8 May 2012 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.95886
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ABSTRACT
Trichosanthes, a genus of 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. Juice of leaves of T. dioica is used as tonic, febrifuge, in edema, alopecia, and in subacute cases of enlargement of liver. In Charaka Samhita, leaves and fruits find mention for treating alcoholism and jaundice. A lot of pharmacological work has been scientifically carried out on various parts of T. dioica, but some other traditionally important therapeutical uses are also remaining to proof till now scientifically. According to Ayurveda, leaves of the plant are used as antipyretic, diuretic, cardiotonic, laxative, antiulcer, etc. The various chemical constituents present in T. dioica are vitamin A, vitamin C, tannins, saponins, alkaloids, mixture of noval peptides, proteins tetra and pentacyclic triterpenes, etc.
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Kumar, N., Singh, S., M, M., & Gupta, R. (2012). Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.: An overview. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 6(11), 61–67. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.95886