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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae)

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Common name(s)
Periok; Ejinrin; Balsam Apple; Sorci; Kerela; Chin Li Chih; Assorossie; Gule Khandan; Pare; A'Jayib Al Maasi; Salsamino; Sorossie; Peria; Sorossi; Melao De Sao Caetano; Sorossies; Balsampear; K'U Kua; Peria laut; Lai P'U T'Ao

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Malaya *
Abdomen Elsewhere *
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Abortifacient West Indies *
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere *
Ache(Head) Malaya *
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya *
Antibiotic Elsewhere *
Apertif West Indies *
Aphrodisiac China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Aphrodisiac Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Aphrodisiac Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Aphrodisiac Yucatan *
Asthma Malaya *
Asthma Elsewhere *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bilious Elsewhere *
Bite(Snake) India *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.