Plant |
Family | Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) |
English |
Colocynth, Biter apple, Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Desert gourd, Egusi, Vine of sodom, Watermelon |
Latin |
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad., Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad., Cucumis colocynthis L., Citrullus colocynthis Schrader, Colocynthis officinarum Schrad., Cucumis colocynthis, Citrullus colocynthidis |
Plantparts | Fruit, Fruits, Mesocarp, Oil, Pulp, Seed, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Affections of the liver, Alopecia areata, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-hypertensive, aperient, Arterial hypertension, Asthenia of liver, catharic, Cathartic, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, dispel worms, emetic, expel worms, helmint, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, high blood pressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, induce vomiting, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Lowers bloodpressure, movements of the bowel, Muscel tension, Muscle relaxation, Powerfull catharic, Purgative, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, reduces muscular tension, Spot baldness, strong laxative, sugar diabetis, treatment for worms, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, vomitive, worm, worms |
Cancer |
Anti-Cancer (Skin), Skin cancer |
Women's diseases |
Abortifacient, Abortion, abortive, Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, encourages menstruation, induce abortion, promote the onset of menstruation |
Warnings |
can cause colic, can cause vomiting, May cause Vomiting, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic |
Other uses |
Cosmetics, cosmetic use, Used in cosmetics |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical used in southeastern Morocco (Errachidia province), Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Cyprus |
Ingredients |
| | 4-Anisaldehyde, Alpha-Amyrin, Alpha-mannitol, anethole, Arachidic acid, ascorbic acid, Benzyl alcohol, Beta-Sitosterol, caffeic acid, Caprylic acid, Chlorogenic acid, Chromium, Citral, Citronellal, Citronellol, Citrulline, Colocynthin, Copper, Cucurbitacin E, cucurbitin, Decanoic acid, fat, fat oil, Ferulic acid, fructose, Geranyl acetate, glucose, Hentriacontane, Heptanoic acid, Hexanoic acid, iron, Lauric acid, limonene, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, magnesium, M-Coumaric-Acid, Methyl eugenol, Myristic acid, Nickel, Oleanolic acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, P-Cymene, Phenethyl alcohol, potassium, quercitrin, sodium, Stearic acid, zinc |
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