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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Trichosanthes dioica (Cucurbitaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Schlangenfruchtige Haarblume; Wild Snakegourd; Patola; Palwal; Patole Contourne

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Total Uses: 11

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Bilious	India	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer	Elsewhere
Circulation	Elsewhere
Diuretic	Elsewhere
Fever	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hemagglutinant	Elsewhere
Laxative	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Laxative	Elsewhere
Purgative	Sanscrit	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor(Abdomen)	India	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.