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  2. Citrullus colocynthis - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan Wild Citrullus Colocynthis. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) [2] colocynth, [3] bitter apple, [3] bitter cucumber, [3] egusi, [4] vine of Sodom, [3] or wild gourd, [3] is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, [5] [6] [7] Turkey ...

  3. Momordica charantia - Wikipedia

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    Momordica charantia, (commonly called bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karavila and many more names listed below) [1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae,widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit.

  4. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    coughwort, farfarae folium leaf, foalswort [4] Tussilago farfara: Liver damage, cancer [4] Comfrey: comphrey, blackwort, common comfrey, slippery root [4] Symphytum officinale: Liver damage, [4] [5] cancer [4] Country mallow: heartleaf, silky white mallow Sida cordifolia "Heart attack, heart arrhythmia, stroke, death" [4] Dan Shen red sage ...

  5. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    Kratom leaves are chewed to relieve musculoskeletal pain and increase energy, appetite, and sexual desire in ways similar to khat and coca. [108] Momordica charantia: Bitter melon: Morinda citrifolia: Noni: It is purported for joint pain and skin conditions. [109] Moringa oleifera: Drumstick tree It is used for food and traditional medicine ...

  6. Momordica - Wikipedia

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    The green leaf juice in water is consumed daily. This wild melon is relatively small in size compared to cultivated bitter melon. Momordica charantia ( bitter melon , Mandarin Chinese : kǔ guā 苦瓜) is native to Africa but has been used in Chinese folk medicine for centuries as a 'bitter, cold' herb, and has recently been brought into ...

  7. Momordicine - Wikipedia

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    A momordicine is any of several compounds found in the bitter melon vine, Momordica charantia. They are glycosides of cucurbitane derivatives. [1] They include Momordicine II [1] Momordicine IV, 7-O-D-glucopyranosyl-3,23-dihydroxycucurbita-5,24-dien-19-al [1] Momordicine II and IV can be extracted from the leaves of M. charantia by methanol.

  8. Momordin (saponin) - Wikipedia

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    Momordin is one of several saponins derived from oleanolic acid, a triterpenoid.These chemical compounds are found in some plants of the genus Momordica, which includes the bitter melon (M. charantia) and the balsam apple (M. balsamina), as well as in other Asian herbal medicine plants such as Kochia scoparia and Ampelopsis radix.

  9. Citrullus ecirrhosus - Wikipedia

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    It is the sister species to the bitter melon, Citrullus amarus with which it shares hard, white and bitter flesh. [2] The vines can crawl for up to two metres, and it has yellow flowers. As a desert plant, it is a hardy species, surviving with little water and strong sunlight. The leaves form annual stems which die back each year.

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