Plant |
Family | Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) |
English |
Bitter melon, African cucumber, Balsam-apple, Balsampear, Bitter-cucumber, Bitter gourd, Bitter squash, Carilla gourd, Cerassie, Chinese bitter melon, Karavellaka, Karela, Ku-gua, Maidenapple, Snake apple bush, Sorosi |
Latin |
Momordica charantia L., Momordica balsamina* sensu Descort., non L., Mormordica charantia |
Plantparts | Aerial part, Bough, Entire plant, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Plant stem, Roots, Stem, Unripe fruit, Unspecified |
Diseases & Uses |
| Cathartic, laxative, aperient, catharic, movements of the bowel, purgative |
Plantparts | Methods of Preparation | Methods of Use |
| - | - | Not specified |
| Bough | decoction | - |
| Bough | Extract | - |
| Bough | Juice | - |
| Bough | Maceration | - |
| foliage | decoction | - |
| foliage | Extract | - |
| foliage | Juice | - |
| foliage | Maceration | - |
| Fruits | decoction | - |
| Fruits | Extract | - |
| Fruits | Juice | - |
| Fruits | Maceration | - |
| Roots | decoction | - |
| Roots | Extract | - |
| Roots | Juice | - |
| Roots | Maceration | - |
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