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  2. 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.

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. List of vegetables used in Assamese cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria: Kumura White gourd or White Melon Benincasa hispida: Ronga-Lau, Ronga Lao Jwgwnar Pumpkin: Cucurbita moschata: Teeta-Kerela Bitter gourd: Momordica charantia: Bhaat-Kerela Teasle Gourd: Momordica dioica: Kunduli Ivy gourd: Coccinia grandis: Siral / Bangi / Bami Mouse melon / Santa claus melon: Melothria scabra ...

  8. Vernonia amygdalina - Wikipedia

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    The young leaves are used in folk medicine as anthelmintic, antimalarial, laxative/purgative, enema, expectorant, worm expeller and fertility inducer in subfertile women. Many herbalists and naturopathic doctors have recommended the aqueous extracts for their patients as treatment for emesis, nausea, diabetes, loss of appetite-induced abrosia ...

  9. Momordica foetida - Wikipedia

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    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]

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