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

 Melothria heterophylla (Cucurbitaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) India(Santal) *
Adenopathy India(Santal) *
Antidote(Semecarpus) Elsewhere *
Dysuria Elsewhere *
Fainting India(Santal) *
Gonorrhea Elsewhere *
Labor India(Santal) *
Otitis India(Santal) *
Paralysis India(Santal) *
Purgative Elsewhere *
Purgative Indochina *
Scrofula India(Santal) *
Sore India(Santal) *
Spermatorrhea India *
Stimulant Elsewhere *
Syphilis India(Santal) *
*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.