Ethnobotanical Plant Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae)
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Common name(s)
Ebucehilkarpuzu; Handhal; Pikrokolokunthia; Phidangourgia; Coloquintida; Visala; Kozalk; Haji Qawugh
Data Views
Total Uses: 32
Uses | Country/Region | Reference |
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Abortifacient | Turkey | Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam. |
Amenorrhea | Iraq | Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects. |
Ascites | Elsewhere | * |
Ascites | Iraq | Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects. |
Bilious | Iraq | Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects. |
Cancer | Turkey | Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34. |
Cathartic | Elsewhere | * |
Cathartic | Egypt | * |
Cathartic | Elsewhere | Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer. |
Cathartic | Sudan | Broun, A.F., and R.E. Massey. 1929. Flora of the Sudan. The controller, Sudan Govt. Office, Wellington House, Buchingham Gate, London, S.W.I. |
Emmenagogue | Turkey | Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam. |
Fever | Iraq | Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects. |
Hydragogue | Elsewhere | Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer. |
Jaundice | Iraq | Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects. |
Jaundice | Elsewhere | * |
Leukemia | Greece | Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34. |
Parasiticide | Iraq | Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects. |
Poison | Turkey | Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam. |
Poison | Egypt | * |
Purgative | Spain | Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed. |
*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.