Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Ivy gourd

Plant

Family

Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae)

English

Ivy gourd, Baby watermelon, Gentleman's toes, Kanduri, Kundree, Little gourd, Tam lung

Latin

Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt, Coccinia cordifolia* sensu auct., non (L.) Cogn.

Plantparts

Stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Affections of the liver, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-gout, aperient, Asthenia of liver, BloodSugar Reducer, Bloody flux, Carminative, Carminativum, Cataplasm, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, chill, Chills, Chronic pain, Clears gas, Cold, Colds, common cold, compress, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, dysentery, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, Flatus, fomentation, Gas, Gout, Headache, Headaches, Head colds, head pains, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, High blood sugar, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, intestinal gas, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, lowering the blood sugar, Medicinal, Medicinal herb, medicine, Medicines, movements of the bowel, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, poultice, purgative, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, social disease, soothes headaches, sugar diabetis, Unspecified Medicinal Disorders, Used for medicine, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Used medicinally, venereal disease, venereal diseases, wind

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 Amylase, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, asparagine, Aspartic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, betulin, caffeic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Citrulline, Daucosterol, fat, Fibres, Glutamic acid, Histidine, iron, Lupeol, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, protein, Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Valine, water, Β-amyrin, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2799

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