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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.
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 mainstream Chinese medicine as well as natural medical traditions around the world. Recent research has shown that the immature fruit ...
In Tanganyika, the fruit pulp is believed to be poisonous to weevils, moths, and ants and is used as an insect repellent. The plant's presence is believed to be an indicator that the soil is appropriate for planting cocoa tree. [2] The closest relatives of Momordica foetida can be seen in a molecular phylogeny that includes all species of ...
Momordica balsamina and the related Momordica charantia share some common names: African cucumber, balsam apple, and balsam pear. Other names for M. balsamina are balsamina or southern balsam pear. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is known in Africa under a broad range of names, e.g. in Mozambique as cacana and in South Africa as nkaka .In Hausa language it is ...
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Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd or spine gourd [2] or teasle gourd and also known as bristly balsam pear, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae/gourd family. It is propagated by underground tubers. It has small leaves, small yellow flowers, it has small, dark green, round or oval fruits.
Siraitia grosvenorii, also known as monk fruit, monkfruit, luó hàn guǒ, or Swingle fruit, is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is native to southern China . The plant is cultivated for its fruit extract containing mogrosides .
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