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 |
Diseases & Uses |
| Cathartic, laxative, aperient, catharic, movements of the bowel, purgative |
Plantparts | Methods of Preparation | Methods of Use |
| Unspecified | Not specified | - |
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