Botanical name : Coccinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt
Family : Cucurbitaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Bimbi, Bimbika
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura, Tikta
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Ivy gourd
Hindi : Bimb, Kanturi
Malayalam : Kova, Koval
Distribution – Throughout India cultivated as well as growing wild.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial tendril climber leaves deltoid or sub rotund, palmately lobed; flowers white and unisexual; fruits ovoid or oblong berries, bright scarlet red when ripe. Seeds ovoid, compressed and grey colored.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, constipation, burning sensation, leucorrhea, skin disease, fever, asthma, cough and jaundice.
Useful part : Root, Fruit, Leaves.
Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD
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