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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 ...
Momordica charantia: Bitter gourd seeds تخم کریلہ Tukhm-e-Karela Momordica charantia: Black chebulic myrobalan چھوٹی ہڑ Chotti Harr Terminalia chebula: Black dammar چندرس Chandras Canarium strictum: Black mica ابرک سیاہ Abrak Siyah Biotite: Black musli سیاہ موصلی Siyah Musli Curculigo orchioides: Black ...
Momordica charantia: Bhaat-Kerela Teasle Gourd: Momordica dioica: Kunduli Ivy gourd: Coccinia grandis: Siral / Bangi / Bami Mouse melon / Santa claus melon: Melothria scabra: Bhendi Okra, Lady's fingers Abelmoschus esculentus: Tioh / Tihu/ Thaibeng Cucumber: Cucumis sativus: Mula Radish: Raphanus sativus: Gaazor, Gajor Carrot: Daucus carota ...
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 ...
Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus becoming the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge. Cyclanthera – Caigua.
Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native of tropical Africa, closely related to the bitter melon (M. charantia) and balsam apple (M. balsamina). Its species name ("bad-smelling") refers to its unpleasant smell. It was previously named M. morkorra (A. Rich) [1] and M. cordata (Cogn.) [2]
Many lack common names. Many have more than one common name, but only one is listed. Native and non-native taxa are included. ... (Momordica charantia) calabash ...